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Wellesley Island Water Corp.

Serves an area of Jefferson County, NY · 548 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Wellesley Island Water Corp. in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NY2220914
  • LIVERPOOL
  • NY
  • 548 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 13088
EPA system ID NY2220914

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Wellesley Island Water Corp. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2000.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 126 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 1993 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No

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
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Wellesley Island Water Corp. go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 not resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 1993, Active.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Active
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Wellesley Island Water Corp. between 1999 and 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 10, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 20, 1999 New York Civil case filed in court 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Wellesley Island Water Corp. draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Wellesley Island Water Corp. 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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