Fox Hill Mennonite School

How does Fox Hill Mennonite School compare with other water systems in Cayuga County?

By EPA's size categories, Fox Hill Mennonite School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cayuga County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 702 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 61,743 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Fox Hill Mennonite School is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New York has 704 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.6% 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 Fox Hill Mennonite School?

EPA lists Fox Hill Mennonite School 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. 61 of the 88 active systems in Cayuga County (69%) are also privately owned.