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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NY3721813

Apw Elementary School

Parish, New York 13131 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

500
People served
33
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 33 drinking-water violations at Apw Elementary School - below the New York per-system average.

33
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Apw Elementary School

Apw Elementary School is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in Parish, New York (Oswego County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 33 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 19 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 Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 3 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%).

Apw Elementary School's 33 violations sit below 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
500
Total Violations
33
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Oswego
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
19
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2025
Nitrate MR 3 2006
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2006
Barium MR 1 1993
Arsenic MR 1 1993
Chromium MR 1 1993
Cadmium MR 1 1993
Mercury MR 1 1993
Selenium MR 1 1993
Fluoride MR 1 1993

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 Apw Elementary School.

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 NY3721813 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 Apw Elementary School 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 3 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 8000
2008 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 5000
2006 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1040
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 3100
1993 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1010
1993 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1005
1993 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1020
1993 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1015
1993 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1035
1993 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1045
1993 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / NY3721813 / 1025

How Apw Elementary School Compares

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

Metric Apw Elementary School New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 33 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 500 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 Apw Elementary School water safe to drink? ▼
Apw Elementary School (PWS ID: NY3721813) has 33 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Apw Elementary School serve? ▼
Apw Elementary School serves 500 people in Parish, New York. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Apw Elementary School have? ▼
Apw Elementary School has 33 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 19 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Apw Elementary School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Apw Elementary School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Apw Elementary School use? ▼
Apw Elementary School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.