Public water system record
Oswego City
Serves Oswego, Oswego County, NY · 29,400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Oswego City 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
- 0
Key facts
- Oswego City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 2002, with 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2,862 lead and 2,947 unknown out of 6,536 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Oswego City go back to 2002. Before October 20, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, began March 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Oswego City draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Ocwa. 1 other community water system buys water from Oswego City.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ocwa Syracuse, NY
Community systems that buy water from it
- Scriba WD (Oswego) Scriba, NY
Annual water quality report
Oswego 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.
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.
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