Public water system · NY4801184
ActiveMontour Falls Village
At a glance
Montour Falls Village (PWSID NY4801184) is an active community water system in Schuyler County, New York. It reports serving 1,635 people through 562 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,635
Service connections
562
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Montour Falls Village compare with other water systems in Schuyler County?
By EPA's size categories, Montour Falls Village is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Schuyler County has 63 active public water systems, and Montour Falls Village is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 10 times the county average of 159 people per system, and accounts for 16% of the 9,985 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 Montour Falls Village 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. 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 Montour Falls Village?
EPA lists Montour Falls Village 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. 9 of the 63 active systems in Schuyler County (14%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Montour Falls Village have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between August 1997 and January 2019. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic acids (HAA5). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2015-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2007-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1997-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Montour Falls Village: frequently asked questions
Who runs Montour Falls Village?
Montour Falls Village (PWSID NY4801184) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Montour Falls Village serve?
Montour Falls Village reports serving 1,635 people through 562 service connections in Schuyler County, New York.
Where does Montour Falls Village 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 Montour Falls Village have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Montour Falls Village'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Montour Falls Village's water quality report?
As a community water system, Montour Falls Village 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 Schuyler County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Glen Village | Schuyler | 2,149 | Community | Surface water |
| Hector Water District | Schuyler | 1,340 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Odessa Village | Schuyler | 810 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paradise Park Campground | Schuyler | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bradford Central School | Schuyler | 321 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Watkins Glen Koa Campground | Schuyler | 300 | Transient non-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, “Montour Falls Village, PWSID NY4801184, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/montour-falls-village-ny4801184 (data as of October 1, 2026).