Is Waterloo Village Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Seneca

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

108

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-05-01 → 2014-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-05-01 → 2014-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-05-01 → 2014-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-05-01 → 2014-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chlorite	552.5 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 641 µg/L	86/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	468 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.4885 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.69 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.3915 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.45 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.649 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.87 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	9.5235 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 9.79 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.476 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.89 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	13.688 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.97 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.7835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.13 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0096 mg/L 64% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8190 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8700 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	29 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	466.4 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 468 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	13.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	119 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.4 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.4300 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.34 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	0.2890 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrite	43.7 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2019

81 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TROUT, DON
Phone: 315-539-9331

Frequently asked questions about Waterloo Village

Is Waterloo Village tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Waterloo Village's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Waterloo Village's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chlorite, Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Waterloo Village serve?

Waterloo Village reports serving 7,000 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Waterloo Village had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 108 violations on file for Waterloo Village, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.