Water quality in Houghton, New York
Houghton is in Allegany County. 79 active public water systems serve the county; 36 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Allegany County
22 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Water District Hume (t) |
695 | 3 | 4.0 mi | |
| Belfast Water District Belfast (t) |
850 | 1 | 6.7 mi | |
| Angelica Village Public Water Angelica (v) |
950 | 0 | 11.4 mi | |
| Val-E-Vue Court Friendship (t) |
40 | 0 | 15.0 mi | |
| Friendship Town Water District Friendship (t) |
1,380 | 2 | 15.3 mi | |
| Cuba Village Public Water Cuba (v) |
1,800 | 0 | 15.5 mi | |
| Belmont Village Public Water Belmont (v) |
856 | 2 | 15.9 mi | |
| Allegany County Water District #1 Amity (t) |
200 | 0 | 16.4 mi | |
| Canaseraga Village Public Water Canaseraga (v) |
900 | 10 | 20.4 mi | |
| Scio Water District Scio (t) |
990 | 3 | 20.7 mi | |
| Alfred State College Alfred (v) |
3,600 | 4 | 22.6 mi | |
| Alfred University Alfred (v) |
2,800 | 4 | 23.0 mi | |
| Alfred Village Water Supply Alfred (v) |
1,300 | 1 | 23.1 mi | |
| Almond Village Public Water Almond (v) |
480 | 3 | 23.3 mi | |
| Creekside Homes Almond (t) |
54 | 3 | 23.8 mi | |
| Bolivar-Richburg Water System |
1,640 | 0 | 24.0 mi | |
| Wellsville Mobile Home Community Wellsville (t) |
45 | 4 | 24.1 mi | |
| Wellsville Village Public Water Wellsville (v) |
5,700 | 2 | 24.1 mi | |
| Andover Village Public Water Andover (v) |
1,130 | 4 | 26.8 mi | |
| Stannards Water, Inc. Wellsville (v) |
499 | 4 | 27.8 mi | |
| Genesee Heights MHP Genesee (t) |
55 | 2 | 29.5 mi | |
| Whitesville Water District Independence (t) |
475 | 7 | 33.9 mi |
Non-community systems in Allegany County (56: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Allegany County, nearest to Houghton first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.