Is CORTLAND (C)'s water safe to drink?

CORTLAND (C) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 20,095, over 4,950 connections.

CORTLAND (C)'s record against the rest of the country

8 total violations and 5 health-based ones put CORTLAND (C) at the 71th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,792 of 12,903.

How CORTLAND (C) compares within NY

Among the 443 NY systems in this dataset, the average is 4.1 health-based violations - CORTLAND (C)'s 5 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for CORTLAND (C) is from 2010-01-12 (health-based: 2006-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

CORTLAND (C)'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:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

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 this data is and is not

Everything on this page is CORTLAND (C)'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 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.