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Community Water System · PWS NY3411680

Country Side Park

Rochester, New York 14624 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 125 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

125
People served
159
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 159 drinking-water violations at Country Side Park, 12% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

159
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
125
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Country Side Park

Country Side Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 125 residents in Rochester, New York (Ontario County) through 34 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 159 total violations for this system , of which 19 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 95 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 31 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%).

Country Side Park's 159 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
125
Total Violations
159
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
34
County
Ontario
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
95
Treatment Tech Violations
19

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 31 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2024
Groundwater Rule TT 14 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2017
Nitrate MR 9 2006
TTHM MR 6 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2005
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2008
Radium-226 MR 4 2008
Radium-228 MR 4 2008
Combined Uranium MR 4 2008

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 Country Side 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 NY3411680 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 Country Side 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 8000
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 5000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 31 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 3100
2015 Groundwater Rule TT 14 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 0700
2014 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 2950
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 2456
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 7000
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 4010
2008 Radium-226 MR 4 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 4020
2008 Radium-228 MR 4 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 4030
2008 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 4006
2006 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 1040
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / NY3411680 / 0200

How Country Side Park Compares

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

Metric Country Side Park New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 159 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 125 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 Country Side Park water safe to drink? ▼
Country Side Park (PWS ID: NY3411680) has 159 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 125 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Country Side Park serve? ▼
Country Side Park serves 125 people in Rochester, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 34 service connections.
What type of violations does Country Side Park have? ▼
Country Side Park has 159 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 19 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Country Side Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Country Side Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Country Side Park use? ▼
Country Side Park 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.