Public water system record
Cato Village
Serves Cato, Cayuga County, NY · 601 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Cato Village in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Cato Village draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by New York, August 2023.
- Record on file since 1985, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 173 unknown out of 269 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Cato Village go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cato Village in 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2023 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cato Village draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Dudley Water Supply.
Buys water from
- Dudley Water Supply Cato, NY
Annual water quality report
Cato 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.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells