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Homer Village-Newton Water Works

At a glance

Homer Village-Newton Water Works (PWSID NY1101757) is an active community water system in Cortland County, New York. It reports serving 4,368 people through 1,248 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 2020.

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

Population served

4,368

Service connections

1,248

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1101757

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,368

Service connections1,248

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedHomer (V)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyCortland County

How does Homer Village-Newton Water Works compare with other water systems in Cortland County?

By EPA's size categories, Homer Village-Newton Water Works is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Cortland County has 76 active public water systems, and Homer Village-Newton Water Works is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.7 times the county average of 655 people per system, and accounts for 8.8% of the 49,794 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 Homer Village-Newton Water Works is about 35% 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. 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 Homer Village-Newton Water Works?

EPA lists Homer Village-Newton Water Works 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. 16 of the 76 active systems in Cortland County (21%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Homer Village-Newton Water Works 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 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2020. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Tetrachloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Dichloromethane and 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. 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
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	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	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	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	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	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.

Homer Village-Newton Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Homer Village-Newton Water Works?

Homer Village-Newton Water Works (PWSID NY1101757) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Homer Village-Newton Water Works serve?

Homer Village-Newton Water Works reports serving 4,368 people through 1,248 service connections in Cortland County, New York.

Where does Homer Village-Newton Water Works 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 Homer Village-Newton Water Works 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 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 Homer Village-Newton Water Works' 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 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 Homer Village-Newton Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Homer Village-Newton Water Works 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 Cortland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cortland (C)	Cortland	20,095	Community	Groundwater
I-81 Comfort Station	Cortland	7,000	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Cortlandville Town Water	Cortland	4,300	Community	Groundwater
Labrador-Main (Puffin Bird)	Cortland	1,500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Virgil W.D. #1 - Greek Peak Waterworks	Cortland	1,400	Community	Groundwater
Mcgraw Village	Cortland	1,306	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, “Homer Village-Newton Water Works, PWSID NY1101757, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/homer-village-newton-water-works-ny1101757 (data as of October 1, 2026).