Public water system · NY3401156

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Geneva City

At a glance

Geneva City (PWSID NY3401156) is an active community water system in Ontario County, New York. It reports serving 13,334 people through 4,329 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

13,334

Service connections

4,329

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNY3401156

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served13,334

Service connections4,329

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedGeneva (C)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyOntario County

How does Geneva City compare with other water systems in Ontario County?

By EPA's size categories, Geneva City is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Ontario County has 53 active public water systems, and Geneva City is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.6 times the county average of 1,756 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 93,056 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 Geneva City is about twice 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 296 New York systems (3.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Geneva City?

EPA lists Geneva City 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. 27 of the 53 active systems in Ontario County (51%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Geneva City have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Fluoride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene and p-Dichlorobenzene. EPA lists 12 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
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Fluoridecode 1025	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzenecode 2990	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Geneva City: frequently asked questions

Who runs Geneva City?

Geneva City (PWSID NY3401156) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Geneva City serve?

Geneva City reports serving 13,334 people through 4,329 service connections in Ontario County, New York.

Where does Geneva City get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Geneva City have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Geneva City'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Geneva City's water quality report?

As a community water system, Geneva City 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 Ontario County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Canandaigua-Farmington Consolidated W.D.	Ontario	13,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Canandaigua City	Ontario	11,264	Community	Surface water
Mcwa - Geneva	Ontario	8,532	Community	Purchased surface water
Canandaigua Town Cons. Wd	Ontario	6,800	Community	Purchased surface water
Hopewell Cons Wd 1	Ontario	3,781	Community	Purchased surface water
Gorham Town Wd	Ontario	3,420	Community	Surface water

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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, “Geneva City, PWSID NY3401156, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/geneva-city-ny3401156 (data as of October 1, 2026).