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Galushas Cottages

At a glance

Galushas Cottages (PWSID NY2013068) is an active transient non-community water system in Hamilton County, New York. It reports serving 52 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020.

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

PWSIDNY2013068

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served52

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedIndian Lake (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyHamilton County

How does Galushas Cottages compare with other water systems in Hamilton County?

By EPA's size categories, Galushas Cottages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hamilton County has 84 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 171 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 14,324 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 Galushas Cottages is about 64% 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 Galushas Cottages?

EPA lists Galushas 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. 62 of the 84 active systems in Hamilton County (74%) are also privately owned.

Does Galushas Cottages have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. The violations listed here began between June 2003 and September 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 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
2020-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2009-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Galushas Cottages: frequently asked questions

Who runs Galushas Cottages?

Galushas Cottages (PWSID NY2013068) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Galushas Cottages serve?

Galushas Cottages reports serving 52 people through 1 service connection in Hamilton County, New York.

Where does Galushas 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 Galushas Cottages 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 September 2020. 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 Galushas 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Galushas Cottages' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Galushas 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 Hamilton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Speculator V	Hamilton	2,008	Community	Groundwater
Nys-Sacandaga Campsite	Hamilton	1,350	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Moffitt Beach Spc	Hamilton	900	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Indian Lake Wd	Hamilton	900	Community	Groundwater
Lewey Lake Spc	Hamilton	836	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Long Lake Wd	Hamilton	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, “Galushas Cottages, PWSID NY2013068, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/galushas-cottages-ny2013068 (data as of October 1, 2026).