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Lancaster Development, Inc..

At a glance

Lancaster Development, Inc.. (PWSID NY4730011) is an active transient non-community water system in Schoharie County, New York. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 January 2024.

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

Population served

40

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY4730011
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served40
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedRichmondville (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountySchoharie County

How does Lancaster Development, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Schoharie County?

By EPA's size categories, Lancaster Development, Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Schoharie County has 66 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 306 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 20,190 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 Lancaster Development, Inc.. 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 Lancaster Development, Inc..?

EPA lists Lancaster Development, Inc.. 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. 43 of the 66 active systems in Schoharie County (65%) are also privately owned.

Does Lancaster Development, Inc.. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and January 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 3 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2005-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

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.

Lancaster Development, Inc..: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lancaster Development, Inc..?

Lancaster Development, Inc.. (PWSID NY4730011) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Lancaster Development, Inc.. serve?

Lancaster Development, Inc.. reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Schoharie County, New York.

Where does Lancaster Development, Inc.. 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 Lancaster Development, Inc.. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Lancaster Development, Inc..'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 January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lancaster Development, Inc..'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lancaster Development, Inc.. 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 Schoharie County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Cobleskill VillageSchoharie4,678CommunitySurface water
Middleburgh VillageSchoharie1,500CommunityGroundwater
Warnerville Water District # 1Schoharie1,300CommunityPurchased surface water
Schoharie VillageSchoharie922CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Richmondville VillageSchoharie918CommunitySurface water
C-R High SchoolSchoharie800Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Lancaster Development, Inc.., PWSID NY4730011, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/lancaster-development-inc-ny4730011 (data as of October 1, 2026).