Public water system · NY1030008
ActiveThe Alander Motel (Former Johannas)
At a glance
The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) (PWSID NY1030008) is an active transient non-community water system in Columbia County, New York. It reports serving 46 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) compare with other water systems in Columbia County?
By EPA's size categories, The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Columbia County has 205 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 529 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 108,444 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 The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) is well 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 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 The Alander Motel (Former Johannas)?
EPA lists The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) 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. 177 of the 205 active systems in Columbia County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and April 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2006-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2004-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
The Alander Motel (Former Johannas): frequently asked questions
Who runs The Alander Motel (Former Johannas)?
The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) (PWSID NY1030008) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) serve?
The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) reports serving 46 people through 13 service connections in Columbia County, New York.
Where does The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) 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 The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) 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 April 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 The Alander Motel (Former Johannas)'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 April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Alander Motel (Former Johannas)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Alander Motel (Former Johannas) 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 Columbia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Fair Water Distribution | Columbia | 53,700 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Martin Van Buren Historical House | Columbia | 10,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hudson City | Columbia | 6,750 | Community | Surface water |
| Greenport Wd No1 | Columbia | 4,050 | Community | Groundwater |
| Taconic Hills School | Columbia | 2,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Taghkanic State Park | Columbia | 2,500 | Transient non-community | 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, “The Alander Motel (Former Johannas), PWSID NY1030008, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/the-alander-motel-former-johannas-ny1030008 (data as of October 1, 2026).