Public water system · NY5618138
ActiveFlat Rock Cottages
At a glance
Flat Rock Cottages (PWSID NY5618138) is an active transient non-community water system in Warren County, New York. It reports serving 35 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Flat Rock Cottages compare with other water systems in Warren County?
By EPA's size categories, Flat Rock Cottages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Warren County has 233 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 350 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,539 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 Flat Rock Cottages 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 Flat Rock Cottages?
EPA lists Flat Rock Cottages 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. 211 of the 233 active systems in Warren County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Flat Rock Cottages have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1998 and September 2023. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Flat Rock Cottages: frequently asked questions
Who runs Flat Rock Cottages?
Flat Rock Cottages (PWSID NY5618138) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Flat Rock Cottages serve?
Flat Rock Cottages reports serving 35 people through 5 service connections in Warren County, New York.
Where does Flat Rock Cottages 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 Flat Rock Cottages have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Flat Rock Cottages' 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Flat Rock Cottages' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Flat Rock Cottages 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 Warren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury Water District | Warren | 21,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Glens Falls City | Warren | 14,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Warrensburg Water District | Warren | 3,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Luzerne Water District | Warren | 2,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rogers Rock State Campsite | Warren | 2,378 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake George Village | Warren | 1,800 | 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, “Flat Rock Cottages, PWSID NY5618138, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/flat-rock-cottages-ny5618138 (data as of October 1, 2026).