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NY · Tap water records
Auburn tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Auburn. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Auburn is served by 12 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 36,935 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 80 violations across the community water system(s) serving Auburn, going back to the earliest EPA record. 37 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Auburn
27,179 served · surface water · PWSID NY0501710 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in October 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 81 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Owasco Water District
3,000 served · surface water · PWSID NY0501721 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between April 2022 and July 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 83 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2017. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2007. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Fleming Wd #1
1,800 served · surface water · PWSID NY0501718 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between October 2019 and July 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 87 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Sennett Consolidated Water Districts
1,467 served · surface water · PWSID NY0511741 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2006. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Cayuga County Water & Sewer
958 served · surface water · PWSID NY0530012 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in July 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 82 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Aurelius Wd No 3
872 served · surface water · PWSID NY0511732 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 17 times between July 2019 and April 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 89 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between January 2015 and April 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between January 2015 and April 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chloroform: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Bromoform: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Bromodichloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Dibromochloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Monochloroacetic acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Dichloroacetic Acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Trichloroacetic Acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Monobromoacetic acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Dibromoacetic acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Aurelius Wd No 2
520 served · surface water · PWSID NY0511731 - Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1994. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Aurelius Wd No 1
440 served · surface water · PWSID NY0501711 - Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1994. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Throop Wd No1
400 served · surface water · PWSID NY0501724 - Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 1993 and October 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring
180 served · surface water · PWSID NY0530047 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Westbury Water District-Ccwsa
67 served · surface water · PWSID NY0530046 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Springport Wd #2 & Fleming Wd #6
52 served · surface water · PWSID NY0530063 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 8 times between October 2019 and October 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 83 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.