Public water system · NY0530006
ActiveSterling Renaissance Festival
At a glance
Sterling Renaissance Festival (PWSID NY0530006) is an active transient non-community water system in Cayuga County, New York. It reports serving 3,523 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,523
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sterling Renaissance Festival compare with other water systems in Cayuga County?
By EPA's size categories, Sterling Renaissance Festival is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Cayuga County has 88 active public water systems, and Sterling Renaissance Festival is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5 times the county average of 702 people per system, and accounts for 5.7% of the 61,743 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 Sterling Renaissance Festival is about 24 times 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 Sterling Renaissance Festival?
EPA lists Sterling Renaissance Festival 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. 61 of the 88 active systems in Cayuga County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Sterling Renaissance Festival have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sterling Renaissance Festival: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sterling Renaissance Festival?
Sterling Renaissance Festival (PWSID NY0530006) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Sterling Renaissance Festival serve?
Sterling Renaissance Festival reports serving 3,523 people through 13 service connections in Cayuga County, New York.
Where does Sterling Renaissance Festival 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 Sterling Renaissance Festival have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Sterling Renaissance Festival'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sterling Renaissance Festival's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sterling Renaissance Festival 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 Cayuga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | Cayuga | 27,179 | Community | Surface water |
| Owasco Water District | Cayuga | 3,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Weedsport Village | Cayuga | 2,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Union Springs Village | Cayuga | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moravia Village | Cayuga | 1,950 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fleming Wd #1 | Cayuga | 1,800 | Community | Purchased 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, “Sterling Renaissance Festival, PWSID NY0530006, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/sterling-renaissance-festival-ny0530006 (data as of October 1, 2026).