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Chemung County, New York

Water Systems
78
Population Served
120,205
Total Violations
4,249
189 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

97.4%
Systems with Violations
54.5
Avg Violations per System
4.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
45 systems (58%)
SW
5 systems (6%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

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
Elmira Water Board 54,000 92 Clean
Chemung County Fairgrounds 32,800 14 -
Horseheads Village 15,000 1,028 Clean
Big Flats Water District 5 8,489 27 Detected
Park Station Recreation Center 1,560 4 -
His Tabernacle Family Church 850 47 -
Wellsburg Village 580 108 -
Van Etten Town 532 2 -
Breesport Baptist Church 450 34 -
Pine City Elementary School 400 98 -
Beaver Valley Water District 365 42 -
Carriage Estates 300 97 -
Holly Park Terrace 300 16 -
Millport Village Water Supply 292 50 -
Valley Trail Inn 280 17 -
Big Flats Water District 4 266 54 -
Vulcraft of New York 248 4 -
Collingwood LLC Umh NY 212 82 -
Elmira College Murray Center 208 33 -
Westover Hills MHP 200 138 -
Able2 200 75 -
Thunderbird Greens 150 20 -
Chemung Elementary School 139 16 -
Erin Estates 134 30 -
Newtown Creek Community Inc. 120 40 -
Rolling Acres Mobile Home Park 110 79 -
Newtown Battlefield State Park 100 39 -
Chambers Wesleyan Camp 100 82 -
Dandy Mini Mart #57 100 3 -
Angies Mobile Homes LLC 90 141 -
Pine Valley Acres 82 31 -
Crestwood MHP 80 111 -
Maplehurst Park 75 34 -
Sheppards Creek MHP 70 44 -
Dandy Mini Mart #75 70 28 -
Erin Town Hall 65 41 -
Fratellos Pizza Company 60 35 -
Birchland Mhc 50 52 -
Twin Fawn Estates 50 36 -
Relax Inn 46 43 -
Sonnys Bar 35 48 -
Dandy Mini Mart #34 35 20 -
Gerows Dairy 30 60 -
Dandy Mini Mart #71 30 14 -
Tanglewood Nature Center 30 10 -
Wheelers Ice Cream 26 4 -
Wetlands Brewery 26 0 -
Latitude 42 Taphouse 26 0 -
Big Flats United Methodist 25 37 -
Pine Valley Baptist Church 25 51 -

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 Chemung County? ▼
Chemung County has 4,249 total drinking water violations across 78 water systems, of which 189 are health-based violations. 97.4% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Chemung County systems? ▼
Water systems in Chemung County serve approximately 120,205 people through 78 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Chemung County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Chemung County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Chemung County? ▼
Water systems in Chemung County use GW (45 systems), SW (5 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. 4.4% of Chemung 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.