What's in PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT's water?
PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 4,500 people get their water from it, across 1,500 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
23 total violations and 16 health-based ones put PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT at the 91th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,174 of 12,903.
Against the NY average
NY's 443 covered systems average 4.1 health-based violations each; PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT carries 16, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2018-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT'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; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 16 health-based violations on file for PORT EWEN WATER DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.