Public water system record
Avon Town WD
Serves Avon and East Avon, Livingston County, NY · 3,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Avon Town WD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Avon Town WD buys its water from Avon Village.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 81.75 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, October 2022.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 775 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.75 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Avon Town WD go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Avon Town WD in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2022 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Avon Town WD buys its water from Avon Village. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Avon Village Avon, NY
Annual water quality report
Avon Town WD 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.
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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