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Orleans County, New York

Water Systems
23
Population Served
535,814
Total Violations
437
28 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

82.6%
Systems with Violations
19.0
Avg Violations per System
6.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
21 systems (91%)
GW
2 systems (9%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

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

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (19)

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
McWa 496,753 4 Clean
Medina Village 6,500 29 Clean
Albion Village 6,000 92 Clean
McWa Kendall Water District 3,000 0 -
Carlton Water District 2,800 2 -
Albion Town 2,725 2 -
Ridgeway Town WD 2,600 7 -
Clarendon Town Wds 2,482 19 Detected
Holley Village 2,150 156 -
Gaines Town Wds 1,898 3 -
Murray Town North Wds 1,564 17 -
Yates W.D. #4 1,525 2 -
Lyndonville Village 1,418 23 -
Barre Town Wds 1,220 4 -
Shelby Town Wds 1,200 26 -
Murray Town South Wds 949 16 -
Countyline Mobile Home Park, LLC 450 0 -
Murray W.D. #1 225 17 -
Yates W.D. #2 175 4 -
Ridgeway a W.D. 75 0 -
Kendall W.D. #6 50 9 -
Stillwater Mlc 30 0 -
Cottages at Troutburg 25 5 -

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 Orleans County? ▼
Orleans County has 437 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 28 are health-based violations. 82.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Orleans County systems? ▼
Water systems in Orleans County serve approximately 535,814 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Orleans County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Orleans County, 2 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Orleans County? ▼
Water systems in Orleans County use SW (21 systems), GW (2 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. 6.4% of Orleans 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.