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Rome City

Serves Rome, Oneida County, NY · 32,850 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Rome City in the last ten years.

  • NY3202405
  • ROME
  • NY
  • 32,850 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 13440
EPA system ID NY3202405

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

Key facts

  • Rome City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, March 2002.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 392 lead and 8,820 unknown out of 9,948 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Rome City go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (5 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 5 0
1990s 1 0
2000s 4 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began November 2002, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1987 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 31, 1987 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1986 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 31, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 31, 1984 Archived

Enforcement actions

New York regulators issued 1 boil water order to Rome City in 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2002.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 27, 2002 New York Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Rome City draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Lee Water District, Mohawk Correctional Facility and Floyd Water District. 4 other community water systems buy water from Rome City.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Rome 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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Testing your own water

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