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City of Binghamton

Serves Binghamton, Broome County, NY · 47,600 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Binghamton in the last ten years.

  • NY0301651
  • BINGHAMTON
  • NY
  • 47,600 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 13903
EPA system ID NY0301651

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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

  • City of Binghamton draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, September 2011.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 62 lead and 14,924 unknown out of 16,069 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
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2017 Resolved
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for City of Binghamton go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began September 2011, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2011 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2003 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1999 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1996 Archived

Enforcement actions

New York regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Binghamton in 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2011.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 8, 2011 New York Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

City of Binghamton draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Johnson City Water Works. 7 other community water systems buy water from City of Binghamton. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Binghamton.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Binghamton 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New York.

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