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Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty

At a glance

Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty (PWSID NY2218295) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, New York. It reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017.

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

Population served

90

Service connections

1

Primary source

GU

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY2218295
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served90
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedEllisburg (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyJefferson County

How does Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?

By EPA's size categories, Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 157 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 832 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 130,600 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 Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty is about 37% 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 241 New York systems (3%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty?

EPA lists Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty 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. 93 of the 157 active systems in Jefferson County (59%) are also privately owned.

Does Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and August 2017. By type: 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 3 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2017-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2009-01-01Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200YesResolved
2003-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 3 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.

Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty?

Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty (PWSID NY2218295) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty serve?

Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection in Jefferson County, New York.

Where does Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. 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 Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty 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 Jefferson County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Fort DrumJefferson34,000CommunityPurchased surface water
Watertown CityJefferson27,861CommunitySurface water
Leray Town Wd 1, 2, 4Jefferson7,140CommunityGroundwater
Carthage VillageJefferson3,600CommunitySurface water
Cape Vincent Town Wd 1 & 5Jefferson2,600CommunityPurchased surface water
Sackets Harbor VillageJefferson2,200CommunitySurface 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, “Wayside Inn - Jefferson Cty, PWSID NY2218295, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/wayside-inn-jefferson-cty-ny2218295 (data as of October 1, 2026).