Public water system record
Ocean Beach Water District
Serves Ocean Beach, Suffolk County, NY · 4,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Ocean Beach Water District 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
- 28
Key facts
- Ocean Beach Water District draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2000.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 616 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Ocean Beach Water District go back to 1999. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 43 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 28 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Ocean Beach Water District in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Ocean Beach Water District draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ocean Beach Water District 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
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