Community Water System · PWS NY0220581
Alfred State College
Operator location Alfred, New York - larger served population (> 3,309) at 3,600 people served; 78 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 3,600
- People served (this PWS)
- 78
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 7
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Alfred State College standing, high SDWIS violation third
3,600 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 9% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,450 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Alfred State College sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (78), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (3,600; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 9% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #9,450 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #305 of 1,204
- Population · NY
- 78
- Total EPA violations on record
- 9%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Allegany
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 57
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 7
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 18 | 2022 |
| TTHM | MR | 16 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 16 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 5 | 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 5 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2023 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Alfred State College has 78 recorded EPA violations, 68% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 32% carry more. 9% of this system's own violations are health-based (7 of 78), and it ranks #9,450 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
78 Around the middle fewer violations than 32% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/30/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/30/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/30/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/30/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/30/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/30/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/30/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/30/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/30/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/30/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/30/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/30/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/30/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/30/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/30/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/30/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/30/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/30/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/7/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/7/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/7/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/7/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/7/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/7/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Alfred State College
EPA SDWIS lists 3,600 people served and 1 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems
Nationwide peers
78 violations · 3,600 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Alfred State College
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in New York compares on the same EPA violation measures. New York systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.