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Aurelius WD No 2

On record as serving Cayuga County, NY · Serves 520 people

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Aurelius WD No 2 in the last ten years.

  • NY0511731
  • AUBURN
  • NY
  • 520 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 13021
EPA system ID NY0511731

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

Key facts

  • Aurelius WD No 2 buys its water from Auburn.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by New York, October 2016.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 301 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Aurelius WD No 2 go back to 1994. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 19, 2016 2 8
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2011, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.783 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.54 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Aurelius WD No 2 between 2011 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 28, 2016 New York Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 30, 2015 New York Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 2, 2011 New York Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Aurelius WD No 2 buys its water from Auburn. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Aurelius WD No 2 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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