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Cayuga County, New York

Water Systems
91
Population Served
62,368
Total Violations
1,691
313 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

84.6%
Systems with Violations
18.6
Avg Violations per System
18.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
29 systems (32%)
SW
21 systems (23%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Cayuga New York water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (46)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Auburn 27,179 2 Clean
Sterling Renaissance Festival 3,523 10 -
Owasco Water District 3,000 30 -
Weedsport Village 2,300 0 -
Union Springs Village 2,000 27 -
Moravia Village 1,950 16 Clean
Fleming WD #1 1,800 25 -
Sennett Consolidated Water Districts 1,467 13 -
Port Byron Village 1,400 5 -
East Brutus Consolidated Water Districts 1,287 34 -
Nys Thruway- Port Byron Service Area 1,090 8 -
Fair Haven Village 1,001 19 Clean
Cayuga County Water & Sewer 958 13 -
Genoa-King Ferry WD 900 0 -
Aurelius WD No 3 872 98 -
Southern Cayuga Central School 860 17 -
Cato Village 601 30 -
Locke W D 600 33 -
Aurelius WD No 2 520 34 -
Circle K/Macs Convenience Stores 500 3 -
Speedway #9956 500 23 -
Springport Water District #1 - South 500 8 -
Springport Water District #1 - North 500 8 -
Montezuma W D #1 490 48 -
Cayuga Lake Mobile Home Park 463 44 -
Aurelius WD No 1 440 17 -
Aurora Village 400 3 -
Throop WD No1 400 27 -
Wells College 400 202 -
Mackenzie-Childs, Ltd 290 105 -
Hejamada Family Campsites 275 14 -
Cross Lake Park 250 17 -
Dudley Water Supply 200 27 -
Camp Casowasco 200 20 -
Camp Y-Owasco 200 5 -
Northeast Christian Conference Center 200 8 -
Ccwsa Phase 1A:aur, Flem, Spring 180 4 -
Sterling Wd#3 130 0 -
Finger Lakes Drive-in Theater 120 24 -
Yawger Brook Campground 100 10 -
Speedway #9946 100 10 -
Sterling Creek Campground 99 25 -
Golden Horseshoe Event Center 95 0 -
Bennetts Mobile Court 91 47 -
Whispering Winds Motel 90 5 -
Camp Caspar Gregory Corp 75 7 -
Fillmore Golf Course Club 75 19 -
Empire Haven 70 3 -
Westbury Water District-Ccwsa 67 8 -
Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park-Moravia 60 65 -

Other Counties in New York

Richmond County
1 systems · 8,271,000 served · 47 violations
Suffolk County
152 systems · 1,387,905 served · 3,402 violations
Nassau County
44 systems · 1,387,489 served · 7,471 violations
Westchester County
274 systems · 992,853 served · 15,832 violations
Erie County
108 systems · 955,615 served · 7,606 violations
Onondaga County
88 systems · 615,889 served · 2,561 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Cayuga County? ▼
Cayuga County has 1,691 total drinking water violations across 91 water systems, of which 313 are health-based violations. 84.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cayuga County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cayuga County serve approximately 62,368 people through 91 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cayuga County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Cayuga County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cayuga County? ▼
Water systems in Cayuga County use GW (29 systems), SW (21 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 18.5% of Cayuga County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

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 page draws directly on 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.