Public water system record
Forestport Water District
Serves an area of Oneida County, NY · 800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Forestport Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Forestport Water District draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, December 2004.
- Record on file since 1988, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 215 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Forestport Water District go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 77 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 47 |
| 2000s | 2 | 30 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1989 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1988 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Forestport Water District and issued 2 boil water orders between 1998 and 2004, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2004 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 3, 2003 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 5, 1998 | New York | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations: Miscellaneous Other Rules, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Forestport Water District draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Forestport Water District 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells