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Erie County, New York

Water Systems
108
Population Served
955,615
Total Violations
7,606
509 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 10 tested

Violation Analysis

92.6%
Systems with Violations
70.4
Avg Violations per System
6.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
28 systems (26%)
SW
22 systems (20%)

PFAS Contamination

10
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
20.0%
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

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

No violations on record (6) One or more violations (44)

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
Ecwa Direct 335,000 6 Clean
Buffalo Water Authority 276,000 106 Clean
Ecwa Amherst 80,228 0 -
Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. 72,571 0 Clean
Ecwa Orchard Park 23,387 2 -
Ecwa West Seneca 23,181 0 -
Ecwa Lancaster 21,428 0 -
Grand Island Town Water Dept. 19,500 156 Clean
Kenmore Village 15,423 10 Clean
Ecwa Evans 12,417 14 -
Elma Water District No. 1 10,287 24 Clean
Ecwa Hamburg (V) 9,744 0 -
East Aurora Village 6,610 34 Detected
Ecwa Boston 6,604 0 -
Ecwa Newstead 5,319 3 -
Springville Village 4,266 270 Clean
Angola Village 4,050 45 Clean
Akron Village 3,100 68 -
Orchard Park Village 3,100 8 -
Alden Village 2,666 177 -
Kissing Bridge Central 2,525 6 -
Kissing Bridge North 2,500 5 -
Holland Water District 1,680 54 -
Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility 1,512 73 Clean
North Collins Village 1,496 74 -
Collins Wds #1 and #2 1,400 41 -
Collins WD #3 760 43 -
The Annex of Wny LLC 500 25 -
Sprague Brook Park 500 35 -
Brant, Town Of 465 23 -
Colden Water District #1 445 30 -
Farnham Village 404 23 -
Craneridge Water Supply 360 11 -
Springville Country Club 350 43 -
Camp Seven Hills 346 20 -
Brant Vol. Fire Co. No.1, Inc. 300 11 -
Wales Elementary School 250 163 -
Gowanda Country Club 250 6 -
Colden Lakes, Inc. 210 27 -
Chaffee Water Co 200 281 -
Suburban Adult Services Inc 200 28 -
Evans Water District 160 28 -
Mountain Meadows Campground 160 20 -
Hunters Creek Mobile Home Park 150 1,596 -
Chaffee Lodge 150 35 -
Nicolos Family Restaurant 144 7 -
Holland Willows Restaurant 140 14 -
Three Valley Natural Campgroun 132 3 -
Creekside M.H.P. 120 166 -
Springwood Mobile Village 120 84 -

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
Onondaga County
88 systems · 615,889 served · 2,561 violations
Orleans County
23 systems · 535,814 served · 437 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Erie County? ▼
Erie County has 7,606 total drinking water violations across 108 water systems, of which 509 are health-based violations. 92.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Erie County systems? ▼
Water systems in Erie County serve approximately 955,615 people through 108 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Erie County water? ▼
Of 10 water systems tested for PFAS in Erie County, 2 had PFAS detected (20.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Erie County? ▼
Water systems in Erie County use GW (28 systems), SW (22 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. 6.7% of Erie 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.