Public water system · NY0430040
ActiveAllegany Town District #3 (North Area)
At a glance
Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) (PWSID NY0430040) is an active community water system in Cattaraugus County, New York. It reports serving 121 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
121
Service connections
53
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) compare with other water systems in Cattaraugus County?
By EPA's size categories, Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cattaraugus County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 66,097 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 114 New York systems (1.4%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Allegany Town District #3 (North Area)?
EPA lists Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) as owned by a local government. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 43 of the 147 active systems in Cattaraugus County (29%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and July 2020. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Allegany Town District #3 (North Area): frequently asked questions
Who runs Allegany Town District #3 (North Area)?
Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) (PWSID NY0430040) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) serve?
Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) reports serving 121 people through 53 service connections in Cattaraugus County, New York.
Where does Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Allegany Town District #3 (North Area)'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Allegany Town District #3 (North Area)'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Allegany Town District #3 (North Area) must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Cattaraugus County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olean City | Cattaraugus | 14,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Salamanca City | Cattaraugus | 5,815 | Community | Groundwater |
| Asp - Red House Water Supply | Cattaraugus | 4,030 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Asp - Barton & Weller Trail | Cattaraugus | 4,025 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gowanda Village | Cattaraugus | 2,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Allegany Village | Cattaraugus | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Allegany Town District #3 (North Area), PWSID NY0430040, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/allegany-town-district-3-north-area-ny0430040 (data as of October 1, 2026).