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Springwood Mobile Village

Gowanda, New York 14070 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
84
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Springwood Mobile Village, 4% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Springwood Mobile Village

Springwood Mobile Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Gowanda, New York (Erie County) through 51 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 3 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 13 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%).

Springwood Mobile Village's 84 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
120
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
51
County
Erie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2019
TTHM MR 9 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2019
Nitrate MR 5 2020
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 3 2011
Radium-228 MR 2 2008
Public Notice Other 1 2019

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 Springwood Mobile Village.

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 NY1410670 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 Springwood Mobile Village 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
2020 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 1040
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 7000
2019 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 2456
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 8000
2019 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 7500
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 3100
2011 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 3 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 0400
2008 Radium-228 MR 2 SDWIS / NY1410670 / 4030

How Springwood Mobile Village Compares

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

Metric Springwood Mobile Village New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 120 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 Springwood Mobile Village water safe to drink? ▼
Springwood Mobile Village (PWS ID: NY1410670) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Springwood Mobile Village serve? ▼
Springwood Mobile Village serves 120 people in Gowanda, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 51 service connections.
What type of violations does Springwood Mobile Village have? ▼
Springwood Mobile Village has 84 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Springwood Mobile Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Springwood Mobile Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Springwood Mobile Village use? ▼
Springwood Mobile Village 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.