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Community Water System · PWS NY0700788

Westover Hills MHP

Rochester, New York 14624 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

200
People served
138
EPA violations
30
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 138 drinking-water violations at Westover Hills MHP, 22% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

138
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Westover Hills MHP

Westover Hills MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 200 residents in Rochester, New York (Chemung County) through 82 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 138 total violations for this system , of which 30 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 63 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Barium, recorded in 27 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%).

Westover Hills MHP's 138 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
200
Total Violations
138
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
82
County
Chemung
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
30
Monitoring Violations
63
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Barium MR 27 2014
Barium MCL 22 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 1998
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2014
Nitrate MR 4 2019
TTHM MR 4 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2004
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2004
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 1 1997

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 Westover Hills MHP.

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 NY0700788 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 Westover Hills MHP 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
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 5000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 8000
2019 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 1040
2014 Barium MR 27 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 1010
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 2456
2014 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 2950
2013 Barium MCL 22 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 1010
2004 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 7000
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 3100
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 3100
1997 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 1 SDWIS / NY0700788 / 4000

How Westover Hills MHP Compares

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

Metric Westover Hills MHP New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 138 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 30 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 200 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 Westover Hills MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Westover Hills MHP (PWS ID: NY0700788) has 138 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Westover Hills MHP serve? ▼
Westover Hills MHP serves 200 people in Rochester, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 82 service connections.
What type of violations does Westover Hills MHP have? ▼
Westover Hills MHP has 138 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 63 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Westover Hills MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Westover Hills MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Westover Hills MHP use? ▼
Westover Hills MHP uses Groundwater 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.