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Niagara County, New York

Water Systems
21
Population Served
223,670
Total Violations
128
2 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 14 tested

Violation Analysis

38.1%
Systems with Violations
6.1
Avg Violations per System
1.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
21 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

14
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
14.3%
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

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

No violations on record (13) One or more violations (8)

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
Niagara Falls Water Board 50,193 84 Clean
North Tonawanda City 31,568 0 Clean
Lockport City WTP 21,165 0 Clean
Lockport Town Wds 21,105 0 Clean
Wheatfield WD 18,117 0 Clean
Lewiston Water Improvementarea 16,257 0 Detected
Newfane Town Wds 9,304 2 Detected
Niagara Water Improvement Area 8,100 0 Clean
Royalton Townwide Water Dist. 7,710 0 Clean
Porter Master Improvement Area 6,920 1 Clean
Pendleton Town WD 6,050 1 Clean
Wilson Town Water District 5,993 1 Clean
Cambria Water District 5,839 5 Clean
Hartland WD 4,117 0 Clean
Lewiston Village 2,781 1 -
Somerset Consolidated WD 2,723 0 -
Youngstown (V) 2,021 0 -
Middleport Village 1,917 33 -
Wilson Village 1,213 0 -
Barker Village 577 0 -
Niagara County Water District 0 0 -

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 Niagara County? ▼
Niagara County has 128 total drinking water violations across 21 water systems, of which 2 are health-based violations. 38.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Niagara County systems? ▼
Water systems in Niagara County serve approximately 223,670 people through 21 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Niagara County water? ▼
Of 14 water systems tested for PFAS in Niagara County, 2 had PFAS detected (14.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Niagara County? ▼
Water systems in Niagara County use 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. 1.6% of Niagara 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.