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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NY5907701

John Jay Middle School

Operator location Katonah, New York - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 945 people served; 188 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

945
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems
188
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
4
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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John Jay Middle School standing, high SDWIS violation third

945 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #20,502 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

John Jay Middle School sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (188), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (945; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#20,502 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#789 of 1,204
Population · NY
188
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
29/100
John Jay Middle School

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations D
4
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
184
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Westchester
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
130
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2017
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2025
Barium MR 3 2011
Cadmium MR 3 2011
Chromium MR 3 2011
CYANIDE MR 3 2011
Fluoride MR 3 2011
Mercury MR 3 2011
Nickel MR 3 2011
Antimony, Total MR 3 2011
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2019
Toxaphene MR 3 2019
Dalapon MR 3 2019
Simazine MR 3 2019
Picloram MR 3 2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2019
Aldicarb sulfone MR 3 2019
Atrazine MR 3 2019
LASSO MR 3 2019
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 2019
2,4,5-TP MR 3 2019
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 3 2019
Carbofuran MR 3 2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 3 2019
Pentachlorophenol MR 3 2019
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 3 2019
OXAMYL MR 3 2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 2019
Chlordane MR 3 2019

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

John Jay Middle School has 188 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 188), and it ranks #20,502 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

188 Higher than most more violations than 84% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

John Jay Middle School plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%John Jay Middle School-188, 2%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Population served record for John Jay Middle School

EPA SDWIS lists 945 people served and 1 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems

Nationwide peers

188 violations · 945 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with John Jay Middle School

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in New York compares on the same EPA violation measures. New York systems
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