Public water system · NY4413913
ActiveNorth Country Cottages
At a glance
North Country Cottages (PWSID NY4413913) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Lawrence County, New York. It reports serving 64 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
64
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does North Country Cottages compare with other water systems in St. Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, North Country Cottages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Lawrence County has 229 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 354 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,125 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 North Country Cottages is about 56% 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 North Country Cottages?
EPA lists North Country Cottages 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. 183 of the 229 active systems in St. Lawrence County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does North Country Cottages have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between August 1993 and January 2018. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
North Country Cottages: frequently asked questions
Who runs North Country Cottages?
North Country Cottages (PWSID NY4413913) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does North Country Cottages serve?
North Country Cottages reports serving 64 people through 19 service connections in St. Lawrence County, New York.
Where does North Country Cottages 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 North Country Cottages have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 North Country Cottages' 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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find North Country Cottages' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. North Country Cottages 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 St. Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massena Village | St. Lawrence | 16,729 | Community | Surface water |
| Ogdensburg City | St. Lawrence | 10,064 | Community | Surface water |
| Potsdam Village | St. Lawrence | 8,312 | Community | Surface water |
| Canton Village | St. Lawrence | 7,055 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gouverneur | St. Lawrence | 4,263 | Community | Surface water |
| East Louisville Water District | St. Lawrence | 3,235 | Community | 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, “North Country Cottages, PWSID NY4413913, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/north-country-cottages-ny4413913 (data as of October 1, 2026).