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Tioga County, New York

Water Systems
95
Population Served
38,898
Total Violations
4,212
47 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

93.7%
Systems with Violations
44.3
Avg Violations per System
1.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (53%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
66.7%
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

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

No violations on record (5) One or more violations (45)

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
Tioga Downs 5,750 13 Clean
Veolia of Owego 4,850 12 Clean
Waverly Village 4,830 9 Detected
Owego WD #4 3,196 5 -
Owego WD #2 2,754 0 -
Owego WD #3 2,150 0 -
Tioga Central School 1,500 9 -
Newark Valley Village 896 1 -
Candor Village Water Dept. 800 52 -
Nichols Town 725 15 -
Owego WD #1 715 0 -
Spencer Middle School 700 124 -
Veolia of Nichols 613 243 -
Newark Valley High School 550 100 -
Rustic Griddle 500 179 -
Owego WD - Rt 38 450 37 -
Broome-Tioga Sports Center Inc (Dw) 400 45 -
Spencer-Vanetten High School 400 2 -
Barton (T) 300 0 -
Mountainview MHP 250 125 -
Owego Heights Mobile Home Park 240 147 -
Maple Lane Trailer Court 200 129 -
Valley Park 200 0 -
The Grill 200 10 -
Nysdot-East Nichols 200 10 -
Nysdot West Owego 200 26 -
Owego Nazarene Church 185 7 -
Pine Manor Mobile Home Park 180 98 -
Skyline Motor Sports 180 22 -
Owego WD #5 160 3 -
Hidden Valley Mobile Home Park 150 113 -
Johnson Pools / Johnson Plaza 150 17 -
P. J. W. Buds 150 20 -
Metros Restaurant 150 44 -
Holly Brook Golf Course 150 15 -
Hot Drags 150 44 -
Dollar General Berkshire 145 23 -
Sunset Trailer Park 130 219 -
Green Valley MHP 120 15 -
Hillview Mobile Home Park 105 230 -
Pebble Hill Mobile Home Park 100 20 -
Catatonk Golf Club Inc 100 66 -
Spencer Surefine 100 50 -
Dollar General Endicott 100 6 -
Golf Club of Owego 100 8 -
Apalachin Golf 100 27 -
Backyard Bakeshop 100 5 -
Links at Hiawatha 100 69 -
Dandy Mini Mart 14 100 14 -
Harrys Expressway 100 26 -

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 Tioga County? ▼
Tioga County has 4,212 total drinking water violations across 95 water systems, of which 47 are health-based violations. 93.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Tioga County systems? ▼
Water systems in Tioga County serve approximately 38,898 people through 95 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Tioga County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Tioga County, 2 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Tioga County? ▼
Water systems in Tioga County use GW (50 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. 1.1% of Tioga 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.