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Phoenix Village

Serves Phoenix, Oswego County and Onondaga County, NY · 2,138 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Phoenix Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NY3704363
  • PHOENIX
  • NY
  • 2,138 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 13135
EPA system ID NY3704363

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Phoenix Village buys its water from Ocwa.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New York, November 2014.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 632 unknown out of 699 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 1, 2012 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Phoenix Village go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1998 Archived

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Phoenix Village in 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2014.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 26, 2014 New York Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Phoenix Village buys its water from Ocwa. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Phoenix Village.

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Annual water quality report

Phoenix Village 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.

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Testing your own water

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