Public water system · GA0750039
ActiveSunshine Acres Mhc
At a glance
Sunshine Acres Mhc (PWSID GA0750039) is an active community water system in Cook County, New York. It reports serving 189 people through 70 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
189
Service connections
70
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sunshine Acres Mhc compare with other water systems in Cook County?
By EPA's size categories, Sunshine Acres Mhc is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cook County has 1 active public water system, and Sunshine Acres Mhc is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 189 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 189 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Sunshine Acres Mhc is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% 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 Sunshine Acres Mhc?
EPA lists Sunshine Acres Mhc as privately owned. The GA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Cook County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Sunshine Acres Mhc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between September 1991 and July 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Sunshine Acres Mhc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sunshine Acres Mhc?
Sunshine Acres Mhc (PWSID GA0750039) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sunshine Acres Mhc serve?
Sunshine Acres Mhc reports serving 189 people through 70 service connections in Cook County, New York.
Where does Sunshine Acres Mhc 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 Sunshine Acres Mhc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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 Sunshine Acres Mhc'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sunshine Acres Mhc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sunshine Acres Mhc must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
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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, “Sunshine Acres Mhc, PWSID GA0750039, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/sunshine-acres-mhc-ga0750039 (data as of October 1, 2026).