Public water system · NY5521482
ActiveHillside Acres Water Company
At a glance
Hillside Acres Water Company (PWSID NY5521482) is an active community water system in Ulster County, New York. It reports serving 402 people through 158 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
402
Service connections
158
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hillside Acres Water Company compare with other water systems in Ulster County?
By EPA's size categories, Hillside Acres Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ulster County has 446 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% above the county average of 298 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 133,020 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 Hillside Acres Water Company is well below 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 399 New York systems (4.9%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Hillside Acres Water Company?
EPA lists Hillside Acres Water Company 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. 384 of the 446 active systems in Ulster County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Hillside Acres Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2004. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and February 2004. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Hillside Acres Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hillside Acres Water Company?
Hillside Acres Water Company (PWSID NY5521482) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Hillside Acres Water Company serve?
Hillside Acres Water Company reports serving 402 people through 158 service connections in Ulster County, New York.
Where does Hillside Acres Water Company get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Hillside Acres Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2004. 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 Hillside Acres Water Company'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2004. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hillside Acres Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Hillside Acres Water Company 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 Ulster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston (City) Water District | Ulster | 24,000 | Community | Surface water |
| New Paltz (Village) Water Dist | Ulster | 7,523 | Community | Surface water |
| Ulster Water District | Ulster | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Port Ewen Water District | Ulster | 4,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellenville (Village) Water Dis | Ulster | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saugerties (Village) Water Dis | Ulster | 4,200 | 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, “Hillside Acres Water Company, PWSID NY5521482, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/hillside-acres-water-company-ny5521482 (data as of October 1, 2026).