What's in LOWVILLE VILLAGE's water?
LOWVILLE VILLAGE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 4,000 people get their water from it, across 1,500 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LOWVILLE VILLAGE ranks 399th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 50 violations total, 39 health-baseds.
How LOWVILLE VILLAGE compares within NY
NY's 443 covered systems average 4.1 health-based violations each; LOWVILLE VILLAGE carries 39, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LOWVILLE VILLAGE is from 2022-01-01 (health-based: 2022-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LOWVILLE VILLAGE'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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
This is what LOWVILLE VILLAGE reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and LOWVILLE VILLAGE's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 399th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.