Public water system · NY1930113
ActiveGetaway - Cairo
At a glance
Getaway - Cairo (PWSID NY1930113) is an active transient non-community water system in Greene County, New York. It reports serving 60 people through 60 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
60
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Getaway - Cairo compare with other water systems in Greene County?
By EPA's size categories, Getaway - Cairo is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Greene County has 195 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 243 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 47,446 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 Getaway - Cairo is about 58% 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 Getaway - Cairo?
EPA lists Getaway - Cairo as owned by a local government. 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. 18 of the 195 active systems in Greene County (9.2%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Getaway - Cairo have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and July 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Getaway - Cairo: frequently asked questions
Who runs Getaway - Cairo?
Getaway - Cairo (PWSID NY1930113) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Getaway - Cairo serve?
Getaway - Cairo reports serving 60 people through 60 service connections in Greene County, New York.
Where does Getaway - Cairo 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 Getaway - Cairo have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Getaway - Cairo'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Getaway - Cairo's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Getaway - Cairo 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 Greene County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catskill Village | Greene | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Coxsackie Village | Greene | 4,010 | Community | Surface water |
| Blackthorne Corporation | Greene | 2,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Coxsackie Correctional Facility | Greene | 2,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake Water Co. | Greene | 2,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Athens Village | Greene | 1,700 | 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, “Getaway - Cairo, PWSID NY1930113, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/getaway-cairo-ny1930113 (data as of October 1, 2026).