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Rochester City

Serves Rochester, Monroe County, NY · 210,000 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Rochester City in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NY2704518
  • ROCHESTER
  • NY
  • 210,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 14608
EPA system ID NY2704518

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

Key facts

  • Rochester City draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 3 reservoirs.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 14,648 lead and 16,142 unknown out of 59,501 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2025 Active No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Rochester City go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 1 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2006, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2006 Resolved

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The 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

Rochester City draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 3 reservoirs. It also buys water from McWa. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Rochester City.

Buys water from

  • McWa Rochester, NY

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Rochester 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.

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