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Oneonta City

Serves Oneonta and West End, Otsego County, NY · 15,954 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Oneonta City in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NY3800154
  • ONEONTA
  • NY
  • 15,954 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 13820
EPA system ID NY3800154

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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

  • Oneonta City draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 199 lead and 1,233 unknown out of 3,935 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2011 Active

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Oneonta City go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
2020s 0 2

Where the water comes from

Oneonta City draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes.

Annual water quality report

Oneonta 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

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