Public water system · NY1208186
ActiveGreen Acres Retreat
At a glance
Green Acres Retreat (PWSID NY1208186) is an active transient non-community water system in Delaware County, New York. It reports serving 44 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
44
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Green Acres Retreat compare with other water systems in Delaware County?
By EPA's size categories, Green Acres Retreat is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delaware County has 136 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 228 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 30,983 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 Green Acres Retreat is well 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 Green Acres Retreat?
EPA lists Green Acres Retreat 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. 101 of the 136 active systems in Delaware County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Green Acres Retreat have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and November 2025. By type: 5 monitoring, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1996-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Green Acres Retreat: frequently asked questions
Who runs Green Acres Retreat?
Green Acres Retreat (PWSID NY1208186) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Green Acres Retreat serve?
Green Acres Retreat reports serving 44 people through 1 service connection in Delaware County, New York.
Where does Green Acres Retreat 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 Green Acres Retreat have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Green Acres Retreat'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Green Acres Retreat's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Green Acres Retreat 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 Delaware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Village | Delaware | 3,833 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sidney Village | Delaware | 3,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walton Village | Delaware | 3,010 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stamford Village | Delaware | 1,280 | Community | Surface water |
| Hancock Village | Delaware | 1,182 | Community | Groundwater |
| French Woods Arts Camp | Delaware | 850 | Transient non-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, “Green Acres Retreat, PWSID NY1208186, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/green-acres-retreat-ny1208186 (data as of October 1, 2026).