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Twisters Ice Cream

At a glance

Twisters Ice Cream (PWSID NY2130075) is an active transient non-community water system in Herkimer 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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

25

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY2130075
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedWebb (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyHerkimer County

How does Twisters Ice Cream compare with other water systems in Herkimer County?

By EPA's size categories, Twisters Ice Cream is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Herkimer County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 391 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 48,130 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 Twisters Ice Cream 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 Twisters Ice Cream?

EPA lists Twisters Ice Cream 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. 32 of the 123 active systems in Herkimer County (26%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Twisters Ice Cream have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and July 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoArchived
2024-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoArchived
2023-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoArchived

All 11 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.

Twisters Ice Cream: frequently asked questions

Who runs Twisters Ice Cream?

Twisters Ice Cream (PWSID NY2130075) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Twisters Ice Cream serve?

Twisters Ice Cream reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Herkimer County, New York.

Where does Twisters Ice Cream 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 Twisters Ice Cream have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Twisters Ice Cream'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Twisters Ice Cream's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Twisters Ice Cream 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 Herkimer County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Ilion (V) Water WorksHerkimer8,053CommunitySurface water
Herkimer VillageHerkimer7,606CommunitySurface water
Little Falls CityHerkimer4,605CommunitySurface water
Frankfort (V) Water WorksHerkimer2,995CommunityGroundwater
Mohawk (V) Water WorksHerkimer2,985CommunityGroundwater
Nys Thruway - Indian Castle/IroquoisHerkimer2,780Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Twisters Ice Cream, PWSID NY2130075, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/twisters-ice-cream-ny2130075 (data as of October 1, 2026).