Public water system · NY3419850
ActiveCummings Nature Center
At a glance
Cummings Nature Center (PWSID NY3419850) is an active transient non-community water system in Ontario 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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.
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
How does Cummings Nature Center compare with other water systems in Ontario County?
By EPA's size categories, Cummings Nature Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ontario County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,756 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 93,056 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 Cummings Nature Center 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 Cummings Nature Center?
EPA lists Cummings Nature Center 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. 26 of the 53 active systems in Ontario County (49%) are also privately owned.
Does Cummings Nature Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2015. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 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) (7 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 11 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.
Cummings Nature Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cummings Nature Center?
Cummings Nature Center (PWSID NY3419850) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cummings Nature Center serve?
Cummings Nature Center reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Ontario County, New York.
Where does Cummings Nature Center 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 Cummings Nature Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. 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 Cummings Nature Center'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cummings Nature Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cummings Nature Center 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 Ontario County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva City | Ontario | 13,334 | Community | Surface water |
| Canandaigua-Farmington Consolidated W.D. | Ontario | 13,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Canandaigua City | Ontario | 11,264 | Community | Surface water |
| Mcwa - Geneva | Ontario | 8,532 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Canandaigua Town Cons. Wd | Ontario | 6,800 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hopewell Cons Wd 1 | Ontario | 3,781 | Community | Purchased 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, “Cummings Nature Center, PWSID NY3419850, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/cummings-nature-center-ny3419850 (data as of October 1, 2026).