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Otto Town Water District

Serves an area of Cattaraugus County, NY · 24 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Otto Town Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NY0400346
  • OTTO
  • NY
  • 24 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 14766
EPA system ID NY0400346

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Otto Town Water District draws water from 1 spring.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Otto Town Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 0 12
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began November 2010, 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
 Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Otto Town Water District draws water from 1 spring.

Annual water quality report

Otto Town 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Otto Town Water District for a copy.

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