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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Bangor WD Bangor (t) · Franklin County |
375 | 2 | 1 | |
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Northeast W.d. New Scotland (t) · Albany County |
370 | 1 | 1 | |
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Jeffersonville Village Jeffersonville (v) · Sullivan County |
359 | 2 | 1 | |
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Bemus Point Elementary School Ellery (t) · Chautauqua County |
357 | 3 | 1 | |
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Home Depot-Oneonta Oneonta (t) · Otsego County |
355 | 2 | 1 | |
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Dickinson WD #4 Dickinson (t) · Broome County |
350 | 1 | 1 | |
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Hudson Valley Foie Gras Bethel Bethel (t) · Sullivan County |
346 | 4 | 1 | |
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Benton WD #3 Benton (t) · Yates County |
332 | 1 | 1 | |
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Woodcrest Community Esopus (t) · Ulster County |
325 | 2 | 1 | |
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Braeside Aqua Corporation Blooming Grove (t) · Orange County |
323 | 2 | 1 | |
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Youngsville WD Callicoon (t) · Sullivan County |
320 | 1 | 1 | |
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Pine Bluff Court Poland (t) · Chautauqua County |
312 | 2 | 1 | |
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Blooming Grove WD #5-Mt. View Blooming Grove (t) · Orange County |
300 | 2 | 1 | |
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Carmel WD 12 Carmel (t) · Putnam County |
300 | 1 | 1 | |
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Country Haven Mobile Home Park Hannibal (t) · Oswego County |
300 | 3 | 1 | |
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Keene WD Keene (t) · Essex County |
300 | 1 | 1 | |
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YO1 Center Thompson (t) · Sullivan County |
295 | 2 | 1 | |
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Hudson Valley Resort & Spa Rochester (t) · Ulster County |
265 | 5 | 1 | |
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Candlestick Park Newburgh (t) · Orange County |
250 | 3 | 1 | |
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Ginsberg Inc. Claverack (t) · Columbia County |
250 | 2 | 1 | |
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Heritage Village Retirement Campus Gerry (t) · Chautauqua County |
250 | 5 | 1 | |
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Platte Clove Community Hunter (t) · Greene County |
250 | 2 | 1 | |
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Society Hill Condominiums W.s. Carmel (t) · Putnam County |
250 | 1 | 1 | |
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Southside Mall Oneonta (t) · Otsego County |
250 | 5 | 1 | |
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Woodland Manor West Monroe (t) · Oswego County |
250 | 1 | 1 | |
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Drapers Acres North Elba (t) · Essex County |
240 | 1 | 1 | |
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Mount Community Esopus (t) · Ulster County |
240 | 1 | 1 | |
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Petersburgh Water District Petersburg (t) · Rensselaer County |
240 | 1 | 1 | |
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Nanticoke Creek (nanticoke) Maine (t) · Broome County |
225 | 2 | 1 | |
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Hidden Forest Homes INC Campbell (t) · Steuben County |
220 | 2 | 1 | |
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Ashland Water District Ashland (t) · Greene County |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
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Brunswick Wd# 16 Brunswick (t) · Rensselaer County |
200 | 3 | 2 | |
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Good Life MHP Liberty (t) · Sullivan County |
200 | 2 | 1 | |
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Meadow Crest Mobile Home Park Unadilla (t) · Otsego County |
200 | 2 | 1 | |
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Saratoga Bridges/alpha Industries Malta (t) · Saratoga County |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
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Towne Center Southeast (t) · Putnam County |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
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Whistle Tree Development Corp. Hunter (v) · Greene County |
200 | 6 | 1 | |
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Yorkview Estates W S INC Carmel (t) · Putnam County |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
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Dutchess Court Plaza New York (c), Pawling (t) · Dutchess County |
194 | 1 | 1 | |
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New Paltz Center for Rehab and Nursing New Paltz (t) · Ulster County |
179 | 2 | 1 | |
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Bethel Water CO Bethel (t) · Sullivan County |
177 | 1 | 1 | |
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Quads at Windham Windham (t) · Greene County |
166 | 4 | 2 | |
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Piercefield Water District Piercefield (t) · St. Lawrence County |
164 | 2 | 1 | |
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Springhouse Estates W.w. Corp. Southeast (t) · Putnam County |
162 | 1 | 1 | |
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Highland Glens Subdivision Bennington (t) · Wyoming County |
160 | 1 | 1 | |
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Newfield Estates Newfield (t) · Tompkins County |
160 | 3 | 2 | |
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Wooded Hills Mobile Home Park Patterson (t) · Putnam County |
155 | 1 | 1 | |
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Agri-Mark INC Chateaugay (t) · Franklin County |
150 | 1 | 1 | |
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Church Creek Mobile Home Community Canton (t) · St. Lawrence County |
150 | 2 | 1 | |
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Cooks Falls Water District Colchester (t) · Delaware County |
150 | 6 | 2 |
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.