Public water system record
Oneida City
Serves Oneida and Wampsville, Madison County, NY · 11,393 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Oneida City 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
- 1
Key facts
- Oneida City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1989, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 448 lead and 75 unknown out of 3,970 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 |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Oneida City go back to 1989. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 1998, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Oneida City draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Ocwa. 6 other community water systems buy water from Oneida City.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ocwa Syracuse, NY
Community systems that buy water from it
- Durhamville Water District Durhamville, NY
- Sherrill - Kenwood WD Sherrill, NY
- Stockbridge Water District Oneida, NY
- Taberg Water Districts (1 & 75) Taberg, NY
- Vernon Village Veronon, NY
- Verona WD (Rte 365 + Hamlet) Durhamville, NY
Annual water quality report
Oneida City 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