Public water system · NY1330197

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Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept

At a glance

Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept (PWSID NY1330197) is an active transient non-community water system in Dutchess County, New York. It reports serving 40 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1330197

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served40

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedDover (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyDutchess County

How does Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept compare with other water systems in Dutchess County?

By EPA's size categories, Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept 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 Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept 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 Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept?

EPA lists Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept as owned by a local 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. 88 of the 546 active systems in Dutchess County (16%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and January 2011. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzenecode 2990	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept?

Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept (PWSID NY1330197) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept serve?

Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept reports serving 40 people through 2 service connections in Dutchess County, New York.

Where does Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept 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 Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept 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, “Dover Town Hall & Highway Dept, PWSID NY1330197, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/dover-town-hall-highway-dept-ny1330197 (data as of October 1, 2026).