Question 1

Is Cedar Valley Waterworks water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cedar Valley Waterworks (PWS ID: NY1322057) has 69 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 300 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cedar Valley Waterworks serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cedar Valley Waterworks serves 300 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Elmsford or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 114 service connections. The operator address is listed in Elmsford, New York.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cedar Valley Waterworks have?

Accepted Answer

Cedar Valley Waterworks has 69 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Cedar Valley Waterworks water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Cedar Valley Waterworks under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Cedar Valley Waterworks use?

Accepted Answer

Cedar Valley Waterworks uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Cedar Valley Waterworks's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Cedar Valley Waterworks has 69 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 35% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 65% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cedar Valley Waterworks. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2015
Barium	MR	2	2007
Cadmium	MR	2	2007
CYANIDE	MR	2	2007
Fluoride	MR	2	2007
Mercury	MR	2	2007
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2007
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2007
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2011
Benzene	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MCL	2	2006
Arsenic	MR	2	2007
Chromium	MR	2	2007
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993

Cedar Valley Waterworks

Cedar Valley Waterworks standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Cedar Valley Waterworks

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count