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Gowanda Village

Serves Gowanda, Cattaraugus County and Erie County, NY · 2,800 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Gowanda Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • NY0400340
  • GOWANDA
  • NY
  • 2,800 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 14070
EPA system ID NY0400340

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Gowanda Village draws water from 1 well and 1 spring.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New York, February 2018.
  • Record on file since 2010, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 28 unknown out of 908 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2010

EPA's records for Gowanda Village go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 56 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 56
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 2 2

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

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2016 Resolved
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2020 µg/L, federal limit 2000 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Gowanda Village in 2018. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 22, 2018 New York Administrative penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Gowanda Village draws water from 1 well and 1 spring. 1 other community water system buys water from Gowanda Village.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Gowanda Village 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.

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Testing your own water

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