Public water system record
McWa
Serves an area of Monroe County and Orleans County, NY that includes Honeoye Falls, Fairport, Spencerport and 16 more places · 768,458 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for McWa in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- McWa draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.
- Lead pipe inventory: 107 lead and 9,987 unknown out of 181,821 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2025 | Active | No |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
McWa draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs. 13 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from McWa. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to McWa.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Batavia Consolidated W.D. Batavia, NY
- Brockport Village Brockport, NY
- Caledonia Village Caledonia, NY
- Clarendon Town WDS Clarendon, NY
- Cottages at Troutburg Rochester, NY
- Hilton Village Hilton, NY
- Holley Village Holley, NY
- McWa Genesee Rochester, NY
- McWa Kendall Water District Rochester, NY
- Murray Town North WDS Holley, NY
- Ocfs Industry Residential Center Rensselaer, NY
- Rochester City Rochester, NY
- Sea Breeze WD Rochester, NY
Annual water quality report
McWa 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