How many water violations are in Steuben County?

Steuben County has 10,478 total drinking water violations across 152 water systems, of which 241 are health-based violations. 93.4% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Steuben County systems?

Water systems in Steuben County serve approximately 59,707 people through 152 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Steuben County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 2 of 4 tested systems in Steuben County had at least one PFAS detection (50.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 152 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Steuben County?

Water systems in Steuben County use GW (132 systems), SW (19 systems), Unknown (1 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. 2.3% of Steuben County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Steuben County in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Steuben County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Steuben County ranks #841 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #34 of 58 counties in New York. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Steuben County, New York

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet NY101 · Steuben County 152 sys · 10,478 viol · #841/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-LARGE · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 93.4% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 2.3% health
RANK-UPPER #841/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 87%
SYS-LARGE 152 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Franklin County ( -0.2 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Steuben County ranks #841 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #34 of 58 counties in New York. See methodology · corpus placement.

Steuben County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 93.4% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 2.3% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #841 of 3,254 · #34 of 58 in New York.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Corning City	10,300	107	Detected
Hornell City	9,870	100	Clean
Bath Village Consolidated Sampling Area	5,400	228	Clean
Morningside Heights WD / Erwin (T)	4,570	426	Detected
Canisteo Village	2,100	102	-
Sullivan Park - Corning Inc	1,950	15	-
Addison Village	1,850	35	-
Painted Post Village	1,750	12	-
Wayland Village	1,730	14	-
South Corning Village	1,400	183	-
East Corning Consolidated District	1,150	112	-
Avoca Village	970	15	-
Cohocton Village	854	52	-
Prattsburgh Water District	850	35	-
Arkport Village	835	55	-
Savona Village	801	12	-
North Hornell Village	732	8	-
Hammondsport Village	569	35	-
Riverside Village	492	55	-
Pulteney Water District	490	14	-
North Cohocton WD	485	55	-
Pinewood Acres Water District	410	42	-
Bath VA Hospital	405	51	-
Belgioioso Cheese Inc.	400	107	-
Campbell Water District # 3	400	0	-
Conklin Building	317	257	-
Ferenbaugh Campsite	300	147	-
Hornellsville Water D 1 (N. Main/Seneca)	300	7	-
The Y at Watson Woods	285	72	-
Campbell Water District # 1	280	32	-
Greenwood Water District	260	34	-
Stony Brook State Park	250	18	-
Hidden Forest Homes Inc	220	139	-
Troupsburg Water District	206	62	-
Victory Village Mhc, LLC	200	86	-
Jellystone Park of the Finger Lakes	200	22	-
Kanakadea Recreational Area	200	8	-
Finger Lakes Campground	190	83	-
Valley Elementary School	160	61	-
Campers Haven	160	48	-
Cardinal Campsites	150	37	-
Crooked Lake Court	150	49	-
Twin Rivers C B Club Inc	148	24	-
Sunshine Acres Family Campgrd	140	48	-
Corning Beaver Dams Village	137	126	-
Hp Hood, LLC / Crowley Foods	130	105	-
Pilot Travel Center #322	130	23	-
Camp Bell Campgrounds Inc	128	55	-
Snell Farm Childrens Center	128	61	-
Wilkins Recreational Vehicles, Inc.	125	94	-

Compare beyond New York

Mid-flagged peers for Steuben County

Cross-state counties nearest Steuben County on flagged-system share (93.4%) and cumulative violation count (10,478). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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