Public water system · NY3520933
ActiveMerchants Square Shopping Cent
At a glance
Merchants Square Shopping Cent (PWSID NY3520933) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Orange County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 11 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 July 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Merchants Square Shopping Cent compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Merchants Square Shopping Cent is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Orange County has 451 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 921 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 415,298 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Merchants Square Shopping Cent is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New York has 704 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.6% 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 Merchants Square Shopping Cent?
EPA lists Merchants Square Shopping Cent 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. 328 of the 451 active systems in Orange County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Merchants Square Shopping Cent have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and July 2013. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Endrin, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate and Hexachlorocyclopentadiene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarbcode 2047 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | 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.
Merchants Square Shopping Cent: frequently asked questions
Who runs Merchants Square Shopping Cent?
Merchants Square Shopping Cent (PWSID NY3520933) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Merchants Square Shopping Cent serve?
Merchants Square Shopping Cent reports serving 25 people through 11 service connections in Orange County, New York.
Where does Merchants Square Shopping Cent 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 Merchants Square Shopping Cent 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 July 2013. 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 Merchants Square Shopping Cent'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 July 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Merchants Square Shopping Cent's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Merchants Square Shopping Cent is a non-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 Orange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiryas Joel | Orange | 51,623 | Community | Groundwater |
| Middletown City | Orange | 30,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Newburgh City | Orange | 29,000 | Community | Surface water |
| New Windsor Consolidated Wd | Orange | 25,667 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Newburgh Consolidated Wd | Orange | 22,282 | Community | Surface water |
| Wallkill Consolidated Wd | Orange | 18,450 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Merchants Square Shopping Cent, PWSID NY3520933, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/merchants-square-shopping-cent-ny3520933 (data as of October 1, 2026).