Public water system record
Ripley Hill/Empire Community
Serves an area of Cortland County, NY · 64 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ripley Hill/Empire Community in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Ripley Hill/Empire Community draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by New York, October 2014.
- Record on file since 2006, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Ripley Hill/Empire Community go back to 2006. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Ripley Hill/Empire Community between 2011 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2014 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 13, 2013 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 12, 2013 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Jan 14, 2013 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 11, 2012 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 1, 2012 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 16, 2011 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Nov 10, 2011 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 18, 2011 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| May 13, 2011 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Apr 12, 2011 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
Where the water comes from
Ripley Hill/Empire Community draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Ripley Hill/Empire Community 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 Ripley Hill/Empire Community for a copy.
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