Public water system record
Elmira Water Board
Serves Elmira, Elmira Heights, Southport and 1 more place, Chemung County, NY · 54,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Elmira Water Board 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
- 22
Key facts
- Elmira Water Board draws water from 5 wells, 2 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1989, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,045 lead and 3,221 unknown out of 19,830 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Elmira Water Board go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 22 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 1995, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 22, 1989 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Elmira Water Board draws water from 5 wells, 2 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Elmira Water Board.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Wellsburg Village Wellsburg, NY
Annual water quality report
Elmira Water Board 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