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Suny Biological Field Station

At a glance

Suny Biological Field Station (PWSID NY3830113) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Otsego County, New York. It reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY3830113

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served90

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedOtsego (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyOtsego County

How does Suny Biological Field Station compare with other water systems in Otsego County?

By EPA's size categories, Suny Biological Field Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 190 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 239 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 45,410 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 Suny Biological Field Station 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 Suny Biological Field Station?

EPA lists Suny Biological Field Station as owned by a state government. 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. 8 of the 190 active systems in Otsego County (4.2%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Suny Biological Field Station have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and January 2019. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Arsenic, Thallium, Selenium and Cadmium. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Berylliumcode 1075	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Fluoridecode 1025	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nickelcode 1036	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Resolved

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.

Suny Biological Field Station: frequently asked questions

Who runs Suny Biological Field Station?

Suny Biological Field Station (PWSID NY3830113) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Suny Biological Field Station serve?

Suny Biological Field Station reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection in Otsego County, New York.

Where does Suny Biological Field Station 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 Suny Biological Field Station have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Suny Biological Field Station'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Suny Biological Field Station's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Suny Biological Field Station 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 Otsego County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Oneonta City	Otsego	15,954	Community	Surface water
Cooperstown Village	Otsego	1,926	Community	Surface water
Gilbert Lake State Pk	Otsego	1,320	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Richfield Springs Village	Otsego	1,200	Community	Surface water
Unadilla Village	Otsego	1,128	Community	Groundwater
Otego Village	Otsego	1,010	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, “Suny Biological Field Station, PWSID NY3830113, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/suny-biological-field-station-ny3830113 (data as of October 1, 2026).