Public water system · NY5230141
ActiveRecap Head Start - Monticello
At a glance
Recap Head Start - Monticello (PWSID NY5230141) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sullivan County, New York. It reports serving 150 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Recap Head Start - Monticello compare with other water systems in Sullivan County?
By EPA's size categories, Recap Head Start - Monticello is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sullivan County has 497 active public water systems. Its population served is about 43% below the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 131,057 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 Recap Head Start - Monticello is about 65% 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 Recap Head Start - Monticello?
EPA lists Recap Head Start - Monticello 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. 449 of the 497 active systems in Sullivan County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Recap Head Start - Monticello have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and January 2015. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12 | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400 | Yes | 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.
Recap Head Start - Monticello: frequently asked questions
Who runs Recap Head Start - Monticello?
Recap Head Start - Monticello (PWSID NY5230141) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Recap Head Start - Monticello serve?
Recap Head Start - Monticello reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Sullivan County, New York.
Where does Recap Head Start - Monticello 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 Recap Head Start - Monticello have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. 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 Recap Head Start - Monticello'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Recap Head Start - Monticello's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Recap Head Start - Monticello 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 Sullivan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Village | Sullivan | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf | Sullivan | 7,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Sullivan | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Village | Sullivan | 3,900 | Community | Surface water |
| Stevensville+Rfl | Sullivan | 3,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swan in Swan Lake | Sullivan | 2,900 | 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, “Recap Head Start - Monticello, PWSID NY5230141, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/recap-head-start-monticello-ny5230141 (data as of October 1, 2026).