Public water system record
Dunkirk City
Serves Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, NY · 12,743 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 29 monitoring/reporting issues for Dunkirk City in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 29
Key facts
- Dunkirk City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Dunkirk City draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Dunkirk City. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Dunkirk City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- North Chautauqua County Water District Mayville, NY
Annual water quality report
Dunkirk City 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.
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