Public water system · NY2830022
ActiveTown & Country Meat and Cheese
At a glance
Town & Country Meat and Cheese (PWSID NY2830022) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. 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
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Town & Country Meat and Cheese compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Town & Country Meat and Cheese is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 734 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 38,877 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 Town & Country Meat and Cheese 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 Town & Country Meat and Cheese?
EPA lists Town & Country Meat and Cheese as owned by a local 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. 16 of the 53 active systems in Montgomery County (30%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town & Country Meat and Cheese 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 2019 and April 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | 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.
Town & Country Meat and Cheese: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town & Country Meat and Cheese?
Town & Country Meat and Cheese (PWSID NY2830022) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Town & Country Meat and Cheese serve?
Town & Country Meat and Cheese reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, New York.
Where does Town & Country Meat and Cheese 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 Town & Country Meat and Cheese 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 Town & Country Meat and Cheese'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 Town & Country Meat and Cheese's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Town & Country Meat and Cheese 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 Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam (C) | Montgomery | 20,700 | Community | Surface water |
| Amsterdam (T) | Montgomery | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Canajoharie (V) Water Works | Montgomery | 2,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Fort Plain (V) Water Works | Montgomery | 2,250 | Community | Surface water |
| Nys Thruway-Pattersonville Service Area | Montgomery | 2,221 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| St. Johnsville Village Water Works | Montgomery | 1,700 | 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, “Town & Country Meat and Cheese, PWSID NY2830022, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/town-country-meat-and-cheese-ny2830022 (data as of October 1, 2026).