Public water system · NY1120041
ActiveSuit Kote
At a glance
Suit Kote (PWSID NY1120041) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cortland County, New York. It reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Suit Kote compare with other water systems in Cortland County?
By EPA's size categories, Suit Kote is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cortland County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 655 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 49,794 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 Suit Kote is well below 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. 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 Suit Kote?
EPA lists Suit Kote 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. 59 of the 76 active systems in Cortland County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Suit Kote have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2012 and February 2025. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrite. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitritecode 1041 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Suit Kote: frequently asked questions
Who runs Suit Kote?
Suit Kote (PWSID NY1120041) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Suit Kote serve?
Suit Kote reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection in Cortland County, New York.
Where does Suit Kote 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 Suit Kote have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Suit Kote'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Suit Kote's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Suit Kote 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 Cortland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland (C) | Cortland | 20,095 | Community | Groundwater |
| I-81 Comfort Station | Cortland | 7,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Homer Village-Newton Water Works | Cortland | 4,368 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cortlandville Town Water | Cortland | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Labrador-Main (Puffin Bird) | Cortland | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Virgil W.D. #1 - Greek Peak Waterworks | Cortland | 1,400 | 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, “Suit Kote, PWSID NY1120041, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/suit-kote-ny1120041 (data as of October 1, 2026).