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Stone Fence Motel, the

At a glance

Stone Fence Motel, the (PWSID NY4413903) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Lawrence County, New York. It reports serving 100 people through 50 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

50

Primary source

GU

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY4413903
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections50
Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedOswegatchie (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountySt. Lawrence County

How does Stone Fence Motel, the compare with other water systems in St. Lawrence County?

By EPA's size categories, Stone Fence Motel, the 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 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 Stone Fence Motel, the is about 31% 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 241 New York systems (3%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Stone Fence Motel, the?

EPA lists Stone Fence Motel, the 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 Stone Fence Motel, the have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between March 2003 and December 2024. By type: 5 monitoring, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2012-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2011-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2011-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2005-03-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2005-03-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2004-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2003-03-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved

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.

Stone Fence Motel, the: frequently asked questions

Who runs Stone Fence Motel, the?

Stone Fence Motel, the (PWSID NY4413903) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Stone Fence Motel, the serve?

Stone Fence Motel, the reports serving 100 people through 50 service connections in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Where does Stone Fence Motel, the get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Stone Fence Motel, the have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Stone Fence Motel, the'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Stone Fence Motel, the's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Stone Fence Motel, the 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Massena VillageSt. Lawrence16,729CommunitySurface water
Ogdensburg CitySt. Lawrence10,064CommunitySurface water
Potsdam VillageSt. Lawrence8,312CommunitySurface water
Canton VillageSt. Lawrence7,055CommunityGroundwater
GouverneurSt. Lawrence4,263CommunitySurface water
East Louisville Water DistrictSt. Lawrence3,235CommunitySurface 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, “Stone Fence Motel, the, PWSID NY4413903, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/stone-fence-motel-the-ny4413903 (data as of October 1, 2026).