Question 1

Is Fordham Colony water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Fordham Colony (PWS ID: SD4602064) has 178 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 142 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Fordham Colony serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Fordham Colony serves 142 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Carpenter or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 23 service connections. The operator address is listed in Carpenter, South Dakota.

Question 3

What type of violations does Fordham Colony have?

Accepted Answer

Fordham Colony has 178 total violations: 61 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 110 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Fordham Colony water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Fordham Colony under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Fordham Colony use?

Accepted Answer

Fordham Colony uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Fordham Colony's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Fordham Colony has 178 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Fordham Colony. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Fluoride	MCL	49	2007
Coliform (TCR)	MR	28	2007
Fluoride	MR	18	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	12	2009
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	4	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	1998
Nitrate	MR	3	2005
LASSO	MR	2	2008
Heptachlor	MR	2	2008
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2008
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2008
Chlordane	MR	2	2008
Simazine	MR	2	2008
Carbofuran	MR	2	2008
Dalapon	MR	2	2008
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2008
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2008
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2008
Endothall	MR	2	2008
Diquat	MR	2	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2008
2,4-D	MR	2	2008
Atrazine	MR	2	2008
Picloram	MR	2	2008
Endrin	MR	2	2008
Glyphosate	MR	2	2008
OXAMYL	MR	2	2008
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2008
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2008

Fordham Colony

Fordham Colony standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Fordham Colony

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load