Public water system · NY0801614
ActiveElectric Echo Lake
At a glance
Electric Echo Lake (PWSID NY0801614) is an active transient non-community water system in Chenango County, New York. It reports serving 240 people through 60 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
240
Service connections
60
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Electric Echo Lake compare with other water systems in Chenango County?
By EPA's size categories, Electric Echo Lake is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chenango County has 99 active public water systems. Its population served is about 15% below the county average of 282 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 27,940 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 Electric Echo Lake is about 67% above 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 Electric Echo Lake?
EPA lists Electric Echo Lake 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. 72 of the 99 active systems in Chenango County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Electric Echo Lake have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and October 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 4 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Electric Echo Lake: frequently asked questions
Who runs Electric Echo Lake?
Electric Echo Lake (PWSID NY0801614) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Electric Echo Lake serve?
Electric Echo Lake reports serving 240 people through 60 service connections in Chenango County, New York.
Where does Electric Echo Lake 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 Electric Echo Lake have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Electric Echo Lake'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Electric Echo Lake's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Electric Echo Lake 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 Chenango County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | Chenango | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Greene Village | Chenango | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oxford Village | Chenango | 1,738 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bainbridge Village | Chenango | 1,550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sherburne Village | Chenango | 1,531 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Berlin Village | Chenango | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Electric Echo Lake, PWSID NY0801614, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/electric-echo-lake-ny0801614 (data as of October 1, 2026).