Community Water System · PWS NY2501017
Geneseo Village
New York - drinking water served from surface water sources to 8,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 8,000
- People served
- 300
- EPA violations
- 20
- Health-based
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 300 drinking-water violations at Geneseo Village, 7% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.
- 300
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 8,000
- People served by this system
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Geneseo Village
Geneseo Village is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 8,000 residents in New York (Livingston County) through 1,260 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 300 total violations for this system , of which 20 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 270 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 61 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.
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%).
Geneseo Village's 300 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,260
- County
- Livingston
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 12
- Monitoring Violations
- 270
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 61 | 2019 |
| Arsenic | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Cadmium | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Chromium | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Mercury | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Nickel | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Selenium | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Barium | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Fluoride | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 6 | 2007 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MCL | 6 | 2011 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| Benzene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| Toluene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 5 | 2015 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 87 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/16/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/16/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/16/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/16/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/17/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/17/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/17/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/17/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
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 Geneseo Village.
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 NY2501017 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
New York Drinking Water Authority
New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Geneseo Village under EPA-delegated authority.
Open NY regulator portalSource: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 61 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 0200 |
| 2018 | Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Other | 5 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 0800 |
| 2016 | Arsenic | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1005 |
| 2016 | Cadmium | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1015 |
| 2016 | Chromium | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1020 |
| 2016 | CYANIDE | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1024 |
| 2016 | Mercury | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1035 |
| 2016 | Nickel | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1036 |
| 2016 | Antimony, Total | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1074 |
| 2016 | Beryllium, Total | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1075 |
| 2016 | Selenium | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1045 |
| 2016 | Barium | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1010 |
| 2016 | Thallium, Total | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1085 |
| 2016 | Fluoride | MR | 8 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 1025 |
| 2015 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | SDWIS / NY2501017 / 2378 |
How Geneseo Village Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Geneseo Village | New York avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 300 | 68.2 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 20 | 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 | 8,000 | 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 |
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