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Orwell tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Orwell. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Orwell is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 216 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 94 violations across the community water system(s) serving Orwell, going back to the earliest EPA record. 3 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
Orwell Wd
150 served · surface water · PWSID NY3704360 - Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in April 2009. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in November 2008. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2016 and April 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between January 2017 and January 2021. 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 3 times between January 2017 and January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring COPPER, FREE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2021. 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 2 times between October 2009 and October 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in November 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Barium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Cadmium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chromium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CYANIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Fluoride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Mercury: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Nickel: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Antimony, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Beryllium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Thallium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Selenium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Unity Acres
66 served · groundwater · PWSID NY3730129 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in December 2010. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between May 2016 and October 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROBUTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFBS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHPA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID (PFHXS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANOIC ACID (PFOA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID (PFDOA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID (PFHXA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID (PFUNA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 11CL-PF3OUDS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 9CL-PF3ONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring ADONA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring HFPO-DA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROBUTANOIC ACID (PFBA) : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID 6:2 FTS : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID 4:2 FTS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORODECANE SULFONIC ACID 8:2 FTS : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORO PFMPA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROPENTANOIC ACID (PFPEA) : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORO PFMBA : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUORO PFEESA : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring NONAFLUORO NFDHA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROPENTANESULFONIC ACID (PFPES) : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROHEPTANESULFONIC ACID (PFHPS) : a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring COPPER, FREE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. 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 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Bromoform: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Bromodichloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Dibromochloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Monochloroacetic acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Dichloroacetic Acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Trichloroacetic Acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Monobromoacetic acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Dibromoacetic acid: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2020. 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.