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Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in New York

46 active public water systems in New York had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 6 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Protects against enteric viruses, which can contaminate groundwater via cracked well casings, failing septic systems, or animal waste. Viruses persist longer in groundwater than in surface water. Hepatitis A and norovirus are the primary pathogens of concern.

Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Collins/gowanda Correctional Facility
Collins, N.y. (t) · Erie County
1,512 1 1
Letchworth Central Sch Dist #1
Gainesville (t) · Wyoming County
1,475 2 0
Pike Town
Pike (v) · Wyoming County
375 2 0
Bedford Village Plaza
Bedford (t) · Westchester County
100 1 0
Triton Valley Estates MHP
Arcade (t) · Wyoming County
80 1 0
Cross River Shell Station
Lewisboro (t) · Westchester County
25 2 0
Mount Kisco Water Department
Mount Kisco (v) · Westchester County
11,187 1 0
Heritage Hills Water System
Somers (t) · Westchester County
4,700 1 0
John Jay Middle School
Lewisboro (t) · Westchester County
945 1 0
Primrose School
Somers (t) · Westchester County
900 1 0
North Hornell Village
N. Hornell (v) · Steuben County
732 1 0
Varysburg Hill Village Campground
Sheldon (t) · Wyoming County
360 2 0
Varysburg Water District #1
Sheldon (t) · Wyoming County
350 2 0
Indian Hill Subdivision
Lewisboro (t) · Westchester County
320 1 0
F /w Campgrounds
Pike (t) · Wyoming County
300 1 0
Kenlee Haven
Java (t) · Wyoming County
300 1 0
Camp Pinnacle
New Scotland (t) · Albany County
250 2 0
Mockingbird Park
Arcade (t) · Wyoming County
250 2 0
Bridleside Apartments
North Salem (t) · Westchester County
230 5 0
Lime Hollow Nature Center
Cortlandville (t) · Cortland County
200 1 0
Hunt Farm Water Company
Lewisboro (t) · Westchester County
156 2 0
Cotswold Water Supply
North Salem (t) · Westchester County
150 2 0
Sunshine Childrens Home & Rehab Center
Ossining (t) · Westchester County
130 7 1
Rock Cut Mart Inc.
Westchester County
110 3 0
Liberty Church
Wallkill (t) · Orange County
101 1 0
Lake Demmon Recreation Area
Howard (t) · Steuben County
100 3 0
Metzger Building
Pound Ridge (t) · Westchester County
100 3 0
Zider Zee
Holland (t) · Erie County
100 3 0
Applewood Orchards
Canton (t) · St. Lawrence County
99 2 0
North County Shopping Center
Lewisboro (t) · Westchester County
90 1 0
Johnnys Pizzeria
Montgomery (t) · Orange County
75 4 1
The Club at Silver Lake
Perry (t) · Wyoming County
75 1 0
Ironwood Golf Course
Bennington (t) · Wyoming County
50 1 0
Deerfield Estates Mobile Home Park
Perth (t) · Fulton County
46 2 0
Rocky Acres Mobile Home Park
Willet (t) · Cortland County
43 2 0
William Britton Memorial
Williamstown (t) · Oswego County
42 1 0
Lakeside Estates
Northampton (t) · Fulton County
41 6 0
Pleasant Valley Mobile Home PK
Lindley (t) · Steuben County
39 4 0
Meadowbrook Dreams
Crawford (t) · Orange County
35 4 0
Byrncliff Brookview
Sheldon (t) · Wyoming County
30 1 0
Kingsley Korner Deli
North Salem (t) · Westchester County
30 1 0
Spruceridge Golf
Arcade (t) · Wyoming County
30 1 0
Barnwell Building
Pound Ridge (t) · Westchester County
25 4 0
Corner Markets
Bath (t) · Steuben County
25 3 0
Dollar General #20710 Caton
Caton (t) · Steuben County
25 1 0
Ravines Wine Cellars
Wayne (t) · Steuben County
25 1 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New York records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.