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Shelby Town WDS

Serves an area of Orleans County, NY · 1,200 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Shelby Town WDS in the last ten years.

  • NY3600602
  • MEDINA
  • NY
  • 1,200 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 14103
EPA system ID NY3600602

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Shelby Town WDS buys its water from Niagara County Water District.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 377 unknown out of 922 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Shelby Town WDS go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Shelby Town WDS buys its water from Niagara County Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Shelby Town WDS 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

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