Public water system · NY1330370
ActiveCousins Cafe
At a glance
Cousins Cafe (PWSID NY1330370) is an active transient non-community water system in Dutchess County, New York. It reports serving 59 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
59
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cousins Cafe compare with other water systems in Dutchess County?
By EPA's size categories, Cousins Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dutchess County has 546 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 473 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 257,968 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Cousins Cafe is about 59% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Cousins Cafe?
EPA lists Cousins Cafe as privately owned. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 445 of the 546 active systems in Dutchess County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Cousins Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2002. The violations listed here began between April 2002 and November 2002. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Cousins Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cousins Cafe?
Cousins Cafe (PWSID NY1330370) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cousins Cafe serve?
Cousins Cafe reports serving 59 people through 6 service connections in Dutchess County, New York.
Where does Cousins Cafe get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Cousins Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2002. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Cousins Cafe's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cousins Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cousins Cafe is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Dutchess County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie Townwide Wd | Dutchess | 43,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Poughkeepsie City | Dutchess | 30,639 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Beacon City | Dutchess | 14,370 | Community | Surface water |
| United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist. | Dutchess | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hyde Park Regional | Dutchess | 6,928 | Community | Surface water |
| Rhinebeck Village Water | Dutchess | 6,000 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Cousins Cafe, PWSID NY1330370, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/cousins-cafe-ny1330370 (data as of October 1, 2026).