Public water system · NY3522798
ActiveMinisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop
At a glance
Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop (PWSID NY3522798) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Orange County, New York. It reports serving 3,400 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,400
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Orange County has 451 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 921 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop is about 7.9 times 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 Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop?
EPA lists Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop as owned by a local government. 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. 106 of the 451 active systems in Orange County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and November 2006. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop?
Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop (PWSID NY3522798) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop serve?
Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop reports serving 3,400 people through 3 service connections in Orange County, New York.
Where does Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop 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 Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. 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 Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop 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, “Minisink Valley School Dist. Water Loop, PWSID NY3522798, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/minisink-valley-school-dist-water-loop-ny3522798 (data as of October 1, 2026).