Public water system · NY5230037
ActiveTown of Bethel Park
At a glance
Town of Bethel Park (PWSID NY5230037) is an active transient non-community water system in Sullivan County, New York. It reports serving 140 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
140
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Town of Bethel Park compare with other water systems in Sullivan County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Bethel Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sullivan County has 497 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 131,057 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 Town of Bethel Park is roughly in line with 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 Town of Bethel Park?
EPA lists Town of Bethel Park 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. 449 of the 497 active systems in Sullivan County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Town of Bethel Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and July 2014. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Town of Bethel Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Bethel Park?
Town of Bethel Park (PWSID NY5230037) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Bethel Park serve?
Town of Bethel Park reports serving 140 people through 1 service connection in Sullivan County, New York.
Where does Town of Bethel Park 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 of Bethel Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 of Bethel Park'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Bethel Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Town of Bethel Park 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 Sullivan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Village | Sullivan | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf | Sullivan | 7,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Sullivan | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Village | Sullivan | 3,900 | Community | Surface water |
| Stevensville+Rfl | Sullivan | 3,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swan in Swan Lake | Sullivan | 2,900 | 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, “Town of Bethel Park, PWSID NY5230037, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/town-of-bethel-park-ny5230037 (data as of October 1, 2026).