Public water system · NY4411829
ActiveCranberry Lake Bio. Station
At a glance
Cranberry Lake Bio. Station (PWSID NY4411829) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Lawrence County, New York. It reports serving 90 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
90
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cranberry Lake Bio. Station compare with other water systems in St. Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Cranberry Lake Bio. Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Lawrence County has 229 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 354 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 81,125 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 Cranberry Lake Bio. Station is about 37% 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 Cranberry Lake Bio. Station?
EPA lists Cranberry Lake Bio. Station as owned by a state government. 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. 11 of the 229 active systems in St. Lawrence County (4.8%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Cranberry Lake Bio. Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records. 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.
Cranberry Lake Bio. Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cranberry Lake Bio. Station?
Cranberry Lake Bio. Station (PWSID NY4411829) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cranberry Lake Bio. Station serve?
Cranberry Lake Bio. Station reports serving 90 people through 16 service connections in St. Lawrence County, New York.
Where does Cranberry Lake Bio. Station 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 Cranberry Lake Bio. Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Cranberry Lake Bio. Station'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cranberry Lake Bio. Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cranberry Lake Bio. Station 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 St. Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massena Village | St. Lawrence | 16,729 | Community | Surface water |
| Ogdensburg City | St. Lawrence | 10,064 | Community | Surface water |
| Potsdam Village | St. Lawrence | 8,312 | Community | Surface water |
| Canton Village | St. Lawrence | 7,055 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gouverneur | St. Lawrence | 4,263 | Community | Surface water |
| East Louisville Water District | St. Lawrence | 3,235 | 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, “Cranberry Lake Bio. Station, PWSID NY4411829, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/cranberry-lake-bio-station-ny4411829 (data as of October 1, 2026).