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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NY5907674

Pound Ridge Elementary School

Bedford, New York 10506 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
62
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 62 drinking-water violations at Pound Ridge Elementary School, 23% of them health-based - below the New York per-system average.

62
Total EPA violations on record
23%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pound Ridge Elementary School

Pound Ridge Elementary School is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Bedford, New York (Westchester County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 62 total violations for this system , of which 14 (23%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 20 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 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 8 violations (TT, health-based). 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, 98 of 332 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (29.5%).

Pound Ridge Elementary School's 62 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
300
Total Violations
62
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Westchester
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
20
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2009
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2006
Nitrate MR 4 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2016
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 2003

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 Pound Ridge 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 NY5907674 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 Pound Ridge 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
2019 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 1040
2018 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 0800
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 8000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 3100
2008 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 0200
2006 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 5000
2003 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 SDWIS / NY5907674 / 0400

How Pound Ridge Elementary School Compares

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

Metric Pound Ridge Elementary School New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 62 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 3.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 29.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 300 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 Pound Ridge Elementary School water safe to drink? ▼
Pound Ridge Elementary School (PWS ID: NY5907674) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 300 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Pound Ridge Elementary School serve? ▼
Pound Ridge Elementary School serves 300 people in Bedford, New York. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Pound Ridge Elementary School have? ▼
Pound Ridge Elementary School has 62 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 20 monitoring/reporting violations, and 14 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pound Ridge Elementary School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pound Ridge Elementary School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pound Ridge Elementary School use? ▼
Pound Ridge Elementary School uses Surface Water 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.