Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in New York
280 active public water systems in New York had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 272 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.
Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.
Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Calverton Hills Owners Association Brookhaven (t) · Suffolk County |
897 | 2 | 1 | |
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Kiamesha Artesian Spring Water Company Thompson (t) · Sullivan County |
879 | 1 | 1 | |
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Garnet Health Catskills Thompson (t) · Sullivan County |
872 | 1 | 1 | |
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Callicoon WD Delaware (t) · Sullivan County |
850 | 1 | 1 | |
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Mayfield (v) Water Works Mayfield (v) · Fulton County |
850 | 2 | 1 | |
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Bristol Harbour Water Corp South Bristol (t) · Ontario County |
835 | 4 | 1 | |
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Heuvelton Village Heuvelton (v) · St. Lawrence County |
830 | 1 | 1 | |
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Port Leyden Village Port Leyden (v) · Lewis County |
820 | 1 | 1 | |
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Candor Village Water Dept. Candor (v) · Tioga County |
800 | 2 | 1 | |
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Elizabethtown WD Elizabethtown (t) · Essex County |
800 | 1 | 1 | |
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Forestport Water District Forestport (t) · Oneida County |
800 | 1 | 1 | |
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Dickinson WD #1 Dickinson (t) · Broome County |
798 | 1 | 1 | |
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Alexander Village Alexander (v) · Genesee County |
785 | 1 | 1 | |
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Madrid-Waddington Central School Madrid (t) · St. Lawrence County |
700 | 2 | 1 | |
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Hume Water District Hume (t) · Allegany County |
695 | 3 | 1 | |
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Frost Valley YMCA Denning (t) · Ulster County |
688 | 1 | 1 | |
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South Dayton Village South Dayton (v) · Cattaraugus County |
661 | 1 | 1 | |
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Interlaken Village Covert (t) · Seneca County |
650 | 1 | 1 | |
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Pine Valley Central Schools Cherry Creek (t) · Chautauqua County |
648 | 3 | 1 | |
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Alfred-Almond Central School Almond (t) · Allegany County |
608 | 1 | 1 | |
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Brookside Meadows Apartments Pleasant Valley (t) · Dutchess County |
600 | 2 | 1 | |
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Davenport Water District Davenport (t) · Delaware County |
600 | 6 | 2 | |
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Kerhonkson Water District Wawarsing (t) · Ulster County |
600 | 1 | 1 | |
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Schaghticoke Water District #2 Schaghticoke (t) · Rensselaer County |
600 | 1 | 1 | |
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Barker Village Barker (v) · Niagara County |
577 | 1 | 1 | |
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Central Bridge Water District Esperance (t), Schoharie (t) · Schoharie County |
560 | 1 | 1 | |
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Four Seasons Water Company East Fishkill (t) · Dutchess County |
560 | 1 | 1 | |
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Deerpark Manor Deerpark (t) · Orange County |
500 | 4 | 2 | |
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Hopewell Services INC East Fishkill (t) · Dutchess County |
500 | 2 | 2 | |
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Redford Water District Saranac (t) · Clinton County |
500 | 1 | 1 | |
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Taconic Ddso Amenia (t) · Dutchess County |
500 | 1 | 1 | |
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Vails Grove Cooperative Southeast (t) · Putnam County |
500 | 1 | 1 | |
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Lisbon Water District Lisbon (t) · St. Lawrence County |
499 | 1 | 1 | |
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Stannards Water, Inc. Wellsville (v) · Allegany County |
499 | 4 | 1 | |
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Blue Sky Manor Mamakating (t) · Sullivan County |
495 | 1 | 1 | |
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Gilbertsville-Mt Upton Csd Butternuts (t) · Otsego County |
480 | 4 | 1 | |
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Gilbertsville Village Gilbertsville (v) · Otsego County |
477 | 3 | 1 | |
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Whitesville Water District Independence (t) · Allegany County |
475 | 7 | 0 | |
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Brant, Town of Brant (t) · Erie County |
465 | 2 | 2 | |
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Windham Ridge Windham (t) · Greene County |
456 | 7 | 2 | |
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Carmel WD 4 Carmel (t) · Putnam County |
450 | 1 | 1 | |
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Golds Gym Newburgh (t) · Orange County |
436 | 3 | 2 | |
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Lewis WD Lewis (t) · Essex County |
428 | 1 | 1 | |
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Rippowam Cisqua School Bedford Bedford (t) · Westchester County |
425 | 1 | 0 | |
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Hillside Acres Water Company Ulster (t) · Ulster County |
402 | 1 | 1 | |
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Carmel WD 9 Carmel (t) · Putnam County |
400 | 1 | 1 | |
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Heritage Green Health Care Cen Ellery (t) · Chautauqua County |
400 | 1 | 1 | |
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Parkwood Village Apartments Clifton Park (t) · Saratoga County |
400 | 2 | 2 | |
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Phelps Route 14 WD Phelps (t) · Ontario County |
400 | 1 | 1 | |
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Aurora Village of Aurora (v), Ledyard (t) · Cayuga County |
400 | 1 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.