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Crosbys

At a glance

Crosbys (PWSID NY0430033) is an active transient non-community water system in Cattaraugus County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

25

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY0430033
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedAshford (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyCattaraugus County

How does Crosbys compare with other water systems in Cattaraugus County?

By EPA's size categories, Crosbys is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cattaraugus County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 66,097 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 Crosbys is well 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 Crosbys?

EPA lists Crosbys 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. 94 of the 147 active systems in Cattaraugus County (64%) are also privately owned.

Does Crosbys have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and October 2011. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2011-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2011-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2010-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2009-05-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2003-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2000-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

All 6 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.

Crosbys: frequently asked questions

Who runs Crosbys?

Crosbys (PWSID NY0430033) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Crosbys serve?

Crosbys reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Cattaraugus County, New York.

Where does Crosbys 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 Crosbys have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. 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 Crosbys' 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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Crosbys' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Crosbys 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 Cattaraugus County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Olean CityCattaraugus14,500CommunitySurface water
Salamanca CityCattaraugus5,815CommunityGroundwater
Asp - Red House Water SupplyCattaraugus4,030Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Asp - Barton & Weller TrailCattaraugus4,025Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Gowanda VillageCattaraugus2,800CommunitySurface water
Allegany VillageCattaraugus2,000CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Crosbys, PWSID NY0430033, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/crosbys-ny0430033 (data as of October 1, 2026).