Public water system · NY2902825
ActiveGarden City Park Wd
At a glance
Garden City Park Wd (PWSID NY2902825) is an active community water system in Nassau County, New York. It reports serving 18,000 people through 6,971 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
18,000
Service connections
6,971
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Garden City Park Wd compare with other water systems in Nassau County?
By EPA's size categories, Garden City Park Wd is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Nassau County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is about 43% below the county average of 31,534 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 1,387,479 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Garden City Park Wd is about 169% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% 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 Garden City Park Wd?
EPA lists Garden City Park Wd as under public/private ownership. 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. 16 of the 44 active systems in Nassau County (36%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Garden City Park Wd have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2005. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Garden City Park Wd: frequently asked questions
Who runs Garden City Park Wd?
Garden City Park Wd (PWSID NY2902825) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Garden City Park Wd serve?
Garden City Park Wd reports serving 18,000 people through 6,971 service connections in Nassau County, New York.
Where does Garden City Park Wd 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 Garden City Park Wd have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. 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 Garden City Park Wd'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Garden City Park Wd's water quality report?
As a community water system, Garden City Park Wd must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Nassau County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook | Nassau | 220,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Utilities New York - Merrick | Nassau | 135,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wa of Western Nassau | Nassau | 120,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Hempstead Water Department | Nassau | 110,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jericho Wd | Nassau | 58,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hempstead (V) | Nassau | 56,000 | 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, “Garden City Park Wd, PWSID NY2902825, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/garden-city-park-wd-ny2902825 (data as of October 1, 2026).