Public water system · NY0702555
ActiveChemung Elementary School
At a glance
Chemung Elementary School (PWSID NY0702555) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Chemung County, New York. It reports serving 139 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
139
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chemung Elementary School compare with other water systems in Chemung County?
By EPA's size categories, Chemung Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chemung County has 77 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,561 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 120,180 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Chemung Elementary School is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New York has 704 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.6% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Chemung Elementary School?
EPA lists Chemung Elementary School 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. 13 of the 77 active systems in Chemung County (17%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Chemung Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2025. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), total, Hexachlorobenzene and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Archived |
| 2008-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1994-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Chemung Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chemung Elementary School?
Chemung Elementary School (PWSID NY0702555) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Chemung Elementary School serve?
Chemung Elementary School reports serving 139 people through 1 service connection in Chemung County, New York.
Where does Chemung Elementary School get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Chemung Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Chemung Elementary School'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chemung Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chemung Elementary School is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Chemung County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira Water Board | Chemung | 54,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Chemung County Fairgrounds | Chemung | 32,800 | Transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Horseheads Village | Chemung | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Big Flats Water District 5 | Chemung | 8,489 | Community | Groundwater |
| Park Station Recreation Center | Chemung | 1,560 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| His Tabernacle Family Church | Chemung | 850 | Transient non-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, “Chemung Elementary School, PWSID NY0702555, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/chemung-elementary-school-ny0702555 (data as of October 1, 2026).