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Community Water System · PWS NY0600820

Heritage Village Retirement Campus

Gerry, New York 14740 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 430 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

430
People served
136
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 136 drinking-water violations at Heritage Village Retirement Campus - above the New York per-system average.

136
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
430
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Heritage Village Retirement Campus

Heritage Village Retirement Campus is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 430 residents in Gerry, New York (Chautauqua County) through 30 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 136 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 125 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 5 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New York, EPA tracks 8,098 public water systems serving 19,294,951 people, with 552,003 cumulative violations and 26,817 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 68.2 violations. Statewide, 129 of 332 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (38.9%).

Heritage Village Retirement Campus's 136 violations sit above the New York average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
430
Total Violations
136
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
30
County
Chautauqua
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
125
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2022
Benzene MR 2 2022
Toluene MR 2 2022
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2022
Styrene MR 2 2022
CYANIDE MR 2 2022
Fluoride MR 2 2022
Nickel MR 2 2022
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2022
Endrin MR 2 2022
Toxaphene MR 2 2022
Dalapon MR 2 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2022
OXAMYL MR 2 2022
Simazine MR 2 2022
Picloram MR 2 2022
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2022
Carbofuran MR 2 2022
Heptachlor MR 2 2022
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2022
Chlordane MR 2 2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2022
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2022
Barium MR 2 2022
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2022
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2022
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2022
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2022
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2022

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Heritage Village Retirement Campus.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NY0600820 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New York Drinking Water Authority

New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Heritage Village Retirement Campus under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NY regulator portal

Source: New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2989
2022 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2990
2022 Toluene MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2991
2022 Ethylbenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2992
2022 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2996
2022 CYANIDE MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 1024
2022 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 1025
2022 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 1036
2022 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 1075
2022 Endrin MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2005
2022 Toxaphene MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2020
2022 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2031
2022 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2035
2022 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2036
2022 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / NY0600820 / 2037

How Heritage Village Retirement Campus Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Heritage Village Retirement Campus New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 136 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 3.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 38.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 430 2,383 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 8,098 regulated public water systems in New York.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Heritage Village Retirement Campus water safe to drink? ▼
Heritage Village Retirement Campus (PWS ID: NY0600820) has 136 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 430 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Heritage Village Retirement Campus serve? ▼
Heritage Village Retirement Campus serves 430 people in Gerry, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 30 service connections.
What type of violations does Heritage Village Retirement Campus have? ▼
Heritage Village Retirement Campus has 136 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 125 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Heritage Village Retirement Campus water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Heritage Village Retirement Campus under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Heritage Village Retirement Campus use? ▼
Heritage Village Retirement Campus uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.