NY1400422 · New York
BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 4
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 4
Counties listed by EPA · Erie County, New York
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Violations and what followed
Among 4 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 90 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Notification, Known or Potential LSLViolation 248 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end August 5, 2025 · first reported March 9, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 5, 2025
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 118 August 5, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 120 August 5, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 121 August 5, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 247 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2024 · period end July 1, 2024 · first reported March 9, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 1, 2024
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 115 July 1, 2024 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 116 July 1, 2024 Informal State Public Notification requested 117 July 1, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 246 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end March 31, 2020 · first reported March 25, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2020
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 112 April 1, 2020 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 113 April 1, 2020 Informal State Public Notification requested 114 April 1, 2020 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 245 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end March 31, 2020 · first reported March 25, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2020
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 112 April 1, 2020 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 113 April 1, 2020 Informal State Public Notification requested 114 April 1, 2020 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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