Public water system · NY0517890
ActiveWatering Hole
At a glance
Watering Hole (PWSID NY0517890) is an active transient non-community water system in Cayuga County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
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
How does Watering Hole compare with other water systems in Cayuga County?
By EPA's size categories, Watering Hole is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cayuga County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 702 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 61,743 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 Watering Hole 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 Watering Hole?
EPA lists Watering Hole 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. 61 of the 88 active systems in Cayuga County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Watering Hole have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and January 2021. By type: 5 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Watering Hole: frequently asked questions
Who runs Watering Hole?
Watering Hole (PWSID NY0517890) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Watering Hole serve?
Watering Hole reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Cayuga County, New York.
Where does Watering Hole 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 Watering Hole have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Watering Hole'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Watering Hole's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Watering Hole 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 Cayuga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | Cayuga | 27,179 | Community | Surface water |
| Sterling Renaissance Festival | Cayuga | 3,523 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Owasco Water District | Cayuga | 3,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Weedsport Village | Cayuga | 2,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Union Springs Village | Cayuga | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moravia Village | Cayuga | 1,950 | 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, “Watering Hole, PWSID NY0517890, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/watering-hole-ny0517890 (data as of October 1, 2026).