Public water system · NY3320159
ActiveLafayette Inn
At a glance
Lafayette Inn (PWSID NY3320159) is an active transient non-community water system in Onondaga County, New York. It reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lafayette Inn compare with other water systems in Onondaga County?
By EPA's size categories, Lafayette Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Onondaga County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,921 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 615,939 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 Lafayette Inn is about half of 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 Lafayette Inn?
EPA lists Lafayette Inn 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. 73 of the 89 active systems in Onondaga County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Lafayette Inn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2008. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Lafayette Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lafayette Inn?
Lafayette Inn (PWSID NY3320159) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Lafayette Inn serve?
Lafayette Inn reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection in Onondaga County, New York.
Where does Lafayette Inn 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 Lafayette Inn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2008. 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 Lafayette Inn'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lafayette Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lafayette Inn 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 Onondaga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocwa | Onondaga | 350,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Syracuse City | Onondaga | 192,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Dewitt Wds - South | Onondaga | 16,200 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clay Wds | Onondaga | 16,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dewitt Wds - North | Onondaga | 13,600 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Baldwinsville Village | Onondaga | 9,200 | 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, “Lafayette Inn, PWSID NY3320159, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/lafayette-inn-ny3320159 (data as of October 1, 2026).