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Community Water System · PWS NY3400719

Riverside Park

Pittsford, New York 14534 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 56 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

56
People served
119
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 119 drinking-water violations at Riverside Park, 16% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

119
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
56
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Riverside Park

Riverside Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 56 residents in Pittsford, New York (Ontario County) through 38 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 119 total violations for this system , of which 19 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 60 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 29 violations (MON). 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%).

Riverside Park's 119 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
56
Total Violations
119
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
38
County
Ontario
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
60
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 29 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2009
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2005
Nitrate MR 3 2009
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 2019
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024

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 Riverside Park.

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 NY3400719 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 Riverside Park 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 29 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 8000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 5200
2019 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 0800
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 3100
2009 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 7000
2009 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 1040
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / NY3400719 / 0200

How Riverside Park Compares

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

Metric Riverside Park New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 119 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 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 56 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 Riverside Park water safe to drink? ▼
Riverside Park (PWS ID: NY3400719) has 119 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 56 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Riverside Park serve? ▼
Riverside Park serves 56 people in Pittsford, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 38 service connections.
What type of violations does Riverside Park have? ▼
Riverside Park has 119 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 60 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Riverside Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Riverside Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Riverside Park use? ▼
Riverside Park 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.