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BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5: EPA violation history, explained

BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 8,489 people through 1,580 service connections.

BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5's record against the rest of the country

BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5 has 9 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,438th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 66th percentile nationally.

Against the NY average

Among the 443 NY systems in this dataset, the average is 4.1 health-based violations - BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5's 4 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5's most recent violation on record is dated 2015-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2006-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.

The concern categories on record

BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5's record does not cover

Everything on this page is BIG FLATS WATER DISTRICT 5's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 9 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.