Public water system · NY4430198
ActiveSmile Associates
At a glance
Smile Associates (PWSID NY4430198) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Lawrence County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smile Associates compare with other water systems in St. Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Smile Associates 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 Smile Associates 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 Smile Associates?
EPA lists Smile Associates 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 Smile Associates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between December 2012 and May 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-12-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Smile Associates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smile Associates?
Smile Associates (PWSID NY4430198) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Smile Associates serve?
Smile Associates reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in St. Lawrence County, New York.
Where does Smile Associates 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 Smile Associates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. 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 Smile Associates' 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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smile Associates' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smile Associates 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, “Smile Associates, PWSID NY4430198, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/smile-associates-ny4430198 (data as of October 1, 2026).