Public water system record
Garden City (V)
Serves Garden City, Nassau County, NY · 23,272 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Garden City (V) 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
- Garden City (V) draws water from 10 wells.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,237 lead and 3,824 unknown out of 6,960 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Garden City (V) go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Trichloroethylene, began June 2007, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Garden City (V) draws water from 10 wells.
Annual water quality report
Garden City (V) 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