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Cornell University

Serves an area of Tompkins County, NY that includes Ithaca and Forest Home · 31,581 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Cornell University in the last ten years.

  • NY5417686
  • ITHACA
  • NY
  • 31,581 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 14853
EPA system ID NY5417686

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Cornell University draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New York, April 2012.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 263 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Cornell University go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 3 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2007, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 72 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cornell University between 2003 and 2012. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 5, 2012 New York Administrative penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 7, 2003 New York Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Cornell University draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Cornell University.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Cornell University 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.

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