Public water system record
Fishers Island Water Works
On record as serving Suffolk County, NY · Serves 380 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Fishers Island Water Works 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
- 5
Key facts
- Fishers Island Water Works draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, July 2009.
- Record on file since 2006, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 657 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Fishers Island Water Works go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 32 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2012, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators issued 1 boil water order to Fishers Island Water Works in 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2009 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Fishers Island Water Works draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Fishers Island Water Works 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 Fishers Island Water Works 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