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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NY5206910

Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah

South Fallsburg, New York 12779 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

250
People served
26
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 26 drinking-water violations at Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah, 15% of them health-based - below the New York per-system average.

26
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah

Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 residents in South Fallsburg, New York (Sullivan County) through 50 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 26 total violations for this system , of which 4 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 9 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New York, EPA tracks 8,098 public water systems serving 19,294,951 people, with 552,003 cumulative violations and 26,817 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 68.2 violations. Statewide, 98 of 332 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (29.5%).

Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah's 26 violations sit below the New York average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
250
Total Violations
26
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
50
County
Sullivan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
16
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2015
Nitrate MR 5 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2020

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NY5206910 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New York Drinking Water Authority

New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NY regulator portal

Source: New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / NY5206910 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / NY5206910 / 3100
2010 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / NY5206910 / 1040
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / NY5206910 / 3100

How Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 26 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 3.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 29.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 250 2,383 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 8,098 regulated public water systems in New York.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah water safe to drink? ▼
Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah (PWS ID: NY5206910) has 26 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 250 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah serve? ▼
Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah serves 250 people in South Fallsburg, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 50 service connections.
What type of violations does Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah have? ▼
Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah has 26 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah use? ▼
Moonlight Cottages - Cong Ohr Levanah uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.