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Community Water System · PWS NY5501382

Aloha Home Acres

Modena, New York 12548 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 452 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

452
People served
78
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 78 drinking-water violations at Aloha Home Acres - above the New York per-system average.

78
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
452
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Aloha Home Acres

Aloha Home Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 452 residents in Modena, New York (Ulster County) through 282 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 78 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 53 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2010.

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%).

Aloha Home Acres's 78 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
452
Total Violations
78
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
282
County
Ulster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2005
Nitrate MR 3 1997
Radium-226 MR 3 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2007
TTHM MR 3 2007
Radium-228 MR 3 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 2008
Combined Uranium MR 3 2008
Chlordane MR 1 1995
Toxaphene MR 1 1995
2,4-D MR 1 1995
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1995
Atrazine MR 1 1995
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 1995
Heptachlor MR 1 1995
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 1995
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 1995
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 1 1995
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 1995
Aldicarb sulfone MR 1 1995
Aldicarb MR 1 1995
Pentachlorophenol MR 1 1995
Carbofuran MR 1 1995
Methoxychlor MR 1 1995
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1995
LASSO MR 1 1995
Endrin MR 1 1995

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 Aloha Home Acres.

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 NY5501382 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 Aloha Home Acres 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
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 3100
2008 Radium-226 MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 4020
2008 Radium-228 MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 4030
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 4010
2008 Combined Uranium MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 4006
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2456
2007 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2950
2005 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 7000
1997 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 1040
1995 Chlordane MR 1 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2959
1995 Toxaphene MR 1 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2020
1995 2,4-D MR 1 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2105
1995 BHC-GAMMA MR 1 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2010
1995 Atrazine MR 1 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2050
1995 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 SDWIS / NY5501382 / 2383

How Aloha Home Acres Compares

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

Metric Aloha Home Acres New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 78 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 452 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 Aloha Home Acres water safe to drink? ▼
Aloha Home Acres (PWS ID: NY5501382) has 78 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 452 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Aloha Home Acres serve? ▼
Aloha Home Acres serves 452 people in Modena, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 282 service connections.
What type of violations does Aloha Home Acres have? ▼
Aloha Home Acres has 78 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Aloha Home Acres water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Aloha Home Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Aloha Home Acres use? ▼
Aloha Home Acres 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.