Is Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Steuben

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

422

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2021-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0044 µg/L	1/10	2024

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
Nitrate	3107.5 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3130 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1000 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	21/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2660 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2800 µg/L	21/21	SYR4	2015–2019
Chloroform	28.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 91.9 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	59.26 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 91.9 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.8 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	8.8975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	13.4 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	74.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 240 µg/L	15/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	14/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	287 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 317 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.9142 pCi/L 38% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.17 pCi/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	111.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 240 µg/L	12/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.185 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	4/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	25.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28 µg/L	3/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019

83 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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ERWIN, TOWN SUPERVISOR
Phone: 607-962-7021

Frequently asked questions about Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin

Is Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin'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 Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Fluoride, Nitrate-Nitrite, Chloroform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin serve?

Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin reports serving 4,570 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 422 violations on file for Morningside Heights Wd / Erwin, of which 0 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.