Public water system record
Buffalo Water Authority
Serves Buffalo, Erie County, NY · 276,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Buffalo Water Authority 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
- Buffalo Water Authority draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 34,208 lead and 35,839 unknown out of 76,593 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Buffalo Water Authority go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2002, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Buffalo Water Authority draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Buffalo Water Authority 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.
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