Does Apalachin, NY tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 9 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Apalachin, of which 2 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Apalachin, NY tap water come from?

Apalachin is served by 8 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Apalachin tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Apalachin. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Apalachin is served by 8 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 9,525 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 9 violations across the community water system(s) serving Apalachin, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 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.

8

Community water systems
~9,525

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Owego Wd #4

3,196 served · groundwater · PWSID NY5305670

Health-based PERFLUOROCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in January 2021. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Owego Wd #2

2,754 served · groundwater · PWSID NY5305672

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.

Owego Wd #3

2,150 served · groundwater · PWSID NY5305671

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.

Owego Wd #1

715 served · groundwater · PWSID NY5305667

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.

Owego Wd - Rt 38

450 served · groundwater · PWSID NY5315611

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.

Owego Wd #5

160 served · groundwater · PWSID NY5305668

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 2003. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Kattelville Place

50 served · groundwater · PWSID NY0310344

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 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Riverside Mobile Home Court

50 served · groundwater · PWSID NY0311098

Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between October 2024 and April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
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 2011. 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.