Public water system record
Dryden Village
Serves Dryden, Tompkins County, NY · 2,000 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Dryden Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- Dryden Village draws water from 4 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 11.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New York, February 2016.
- Record on file since 2012, with 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 725 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.125 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.025 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.775 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 13, 2012 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2012
EPA's records for Dryden Village go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list 20 health-based violations (20 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 20 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.6 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.1 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.4 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.4 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.7 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.8 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.9 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.4 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 13, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Dryden Village between 2012 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2016 | New York | Compliance order (no penalty) | 25 violations (25 health-based): Arsenic |
| Dec 12, 2012 | New York | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Arsenic, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
7 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Dryden Village draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Dryden 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.
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