Is HORNELL CITY's water safe to drink?
HORNELL CITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 9,870, over 3,900 connections.
HORNELL CITY's record against the rest of the country
45 total violations and 2 health-based ones put HORNELL CITY at the 54th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,946 of 12,903.
Against the NY average
NY's 443 covered systems average 4.1 health-based violations each; HORNELL CITY carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
HORNELL CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
HORNELL CITY'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 HORNELL CITY's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HORNELL CITY'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 45 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.