Public water system record
Cayuga Lake Water District # 3
On record as serving Seneca County, NY · Serves 432 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 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
- 3
Key facts
- Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 buys its water from Seneca Falls.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, August 2008.
- Record on file since 2008, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 191 service lines.
Check whether Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 serves your address
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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators issued 1 boil water order to Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 in 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2008 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 buys its water from Seneca Falls. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Cayuga Lake Water District # 3.
Buys water from
- Seneca Falls Seneca Falls, NY
Community systems that buy water from it
- Varick Water District #4 Romulus, NY
Annual water quality report
Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 for a copy.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells