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Houghton Water District

Serves Houghton, Allegany County, NY · 2,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Houghton Water District in the last ten years.

  • NY0200320
  • CANEADEA
  • NY
  • 2,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 14717
EPA system ID NY0200320

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Houghton Water District draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by New York, February 2009.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 369 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Houghton Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 11 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2011, Resolved.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.4 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.6 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18.9 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.9 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.9 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Houghton Water District in 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 4, 2009 New York Signed compliance agreement 12 violations (12 health-based): Arsenic

Where the water comes from

Houghton Water District draws water from 1 well. 1 other community water system buys water from Houghton Water District.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Houghton Water District must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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