Public water system · NY4130283

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Graftons Town Store

At a glance

Graftons Town Store (PWSID NY4130283) is an active transient non-community water system in Rensselaer County, New York. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. 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 April 2007.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY4130283

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedGrafton (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyRensselaer County

How does Graftons Town Store compare with other water systems in Rensselaer County?

By EPA's size categories, Graftons Town Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rensselaer County has 146 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 926 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 135,123 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 Graftons Town Store is about 31% 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 Graftons Town Store?

EPA lists Graftons Town Store 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. 116 of the 146 active systems in Rensselaer County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Graftons Town Store have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. The violations listed here began between April 2002 and April 2007. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (12 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
2007-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-12-01	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
2003-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-04-01	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.

Graftons Town Store: frequently asked questions

Who runs Graftons Town Store?

Graftons Town Store (PWSID NY4130283) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Graftons Town Store serve?

Graftons Town Store reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Rensselaer County, New York.

Where does Graftons Town Store 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 Graftons Town Store 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 April 2007. 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 Graftons Town Store'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Graftons Town Store's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Graftons Town Store 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 Rensselaer County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Troy City Pws	Rensselaer	51,401	Community	Surface water
East Greenbush General W.D.	Rensselaer	15,843	Community	Purchased surface water
North Greenbush Consolidated District	Rensselaer	10,226	Community	Purchased surface water
Rensselaer City Pws	Rensselaer	9,300	Community	Purchased surface water
Brunswick Consolidated Water District	Rensselaer	7,050	Community	Purchased surface water
Hoosick Falls (V) Pws	Rensselaer	4,925	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, “Graftons Town Store, PWSID NY4130283, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/graftons-town-store-ny4130283 (data as of October 1, 2026).