Public water system · NY2430035
ActiveSoft Maple Recreation Area
At a glance
Soft Maple Recreation Area (PWSID NY2430035) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis County, New York. It reports serving 44 people through 11 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
44
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Soft Maple Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Lewis County?
By EPA's size categories, Soft Maple Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 246 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 16,454 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 Soft Maple Recreation Area 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 Soft Maple Recreation Area?
EPA lists Soft Maple Recreation Area 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. 50 of the 67 active systems in Lewis County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Soft Maple Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and July 2025. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2009-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Soft Maple Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Soft Maple Recreation Area?
Soft Maple Recreation Area (PWSID NY2430035) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Soft Maple Recreation Area serve?
Soft Maple Recreation Area reports serving 44 people through 11 service connections in Lewis County, New York.
Where does Soft Maple Recreation Area 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 Soft Maple Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Soft Maple Recreation Area'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Soft Maple Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Soft Maple Recreation Area 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 Lewis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowville Village | Lewis | 4,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Croghan Village | Lewis | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Copenhagen Village | Lewis | 850 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Lyons Falls Village | Lewis | 850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Port Leyden Village | Lewis | 820 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beaver Falls Water District | Lewis | 782 | Community | Purchased 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, “Soft Maple Recreation Area, PWSID NY2430035, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/soft-maple-recreation-area-ny2430035 (data as of October 1, 2026).