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Salmon River Central School

At a glance

Salmon River Central School (PWSID NY1602611) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Franklin County, New York. It reports serving 1,600 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,600

Service connections

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1602611

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,600

Service connections1

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedFort Covington (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyFranklin County

How does Salmon River Central School compare with other water systems in Franklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Salmon River Central School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Franklin County has 88 active public water systems, and Salmon River Central School is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.6 times the county average of 444 people per system, and accounts for 4.1% of the 39,082 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 Salmon River Central School is about 3.7 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 114 New York systems (1.4%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Salmon River Central School?

EPA lists Salmon River Central School as under public/private ownership. 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. 2 of the 88 active systems in Franklin County (2.3%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Salmon River Central School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and July 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Required treatment not metMPL Non-Compliance · code 63	Copper, freecode 1022	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Required treatment not metMPL Non-Compliance · code 63	Leadcode 1030	Yes	Resolved
2007-01-01	Required treatment not metMPL Non-Compliance · code 63	Copper, freecode 1022	Yes	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2005-06-09	Required treatment not metMPL Non-Compliance · code 63	Leadcode 1030	Yes	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
1999-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Salmon River Central School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Salmon River Central School?

Salmon River Central School (PWSID NY1602611) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Salmon River Central School serve?

Salmon River Central School reports serving 1,600 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, New York.

Where does Salmon River Central School get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Salmon River Central School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Salmon River Central School'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Salmon River Central School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salmon River Central School 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 Franklin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Malone V	Franklin	13,232	Community	Groundwater
Tupper Lake V	Franklin	5,500	Community	Surface water
Saranac Lake V	Franklin	5,345	Community	Groundwater
Chateaugay V	Franklin	1,100	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Paul Smiths College	Franklin	1,100	Community	Groundwater
St Regis Falls Wd	Franklin	980	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, “Salmon River Central School, PWSID NY1602611, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/salmon-river-central-school-ny1602611 (data as of October 1, 2026).