Public water system · NY2600019
ActiveOwera Vineyards
At a glance
Owera Vineyards (PWSID NY2600019) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, New York. It reports serving 26 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 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Owera Vineyards compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Owera Vineyards is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,359 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 Owera Vineyards 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 Owera Vineyards?
EPA lists Owera Vineyards 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. 72 of the 95 active systems in Madison County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Owera Vineyards have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2024 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Owera Vineyards: frequently asked questions
Who runs Owera Vineyards?
Owera Vineyards (PWSID NY2600019) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Owera Vineyards serve?
Owera Vineyards reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Madison County, New York.
Where does Owera Vineyards 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 Owera Vineyards 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 2025. 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 Owera Vineyards' 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 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Owera Vineyards' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Owera Vineyards 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida City | Madison | 11,393 | Community | Surface water |
| Hamilton Village | Madison | 4,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cazenovia Village | Madison | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville State College | Madison | 2,620 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville Village | Madison | 2,199 | Community | Groundwater |
| Suburbans Community MHP | Madison | 655 | 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, “Owera Vineyards, PWSID NY2600019, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/owera-vineyards-ny2600019 (data as of October 1, 2026).