Public water system · NY3318537
ActiveLafayette High School
At a glance
Lafayette High School (PWSID NY3318537) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Onondaga County, New York. It reports serving 448 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
448
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lafayette High School compare with other water systems in Onondaga County?
By EPA's size categories, Lafayette High School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Onondaga County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,921 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 615,939 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 Lafayette High School is roughly in line with 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 Lafayette High School?
EPA lists Lafayette High School as under public/private ownership. 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. 3 of the 89 active systems in Onondaga County (3.4%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Lafayette High School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and January 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic acids (HAA5). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Lafayette High School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lafayette High School?
Lafayette High School (PWSID NY3318537) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Lafayette High School serve?
Lafayette High School reports serving 448 people through 1 service connection in Onondaga County, New York.
Where does Lafayette High 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 Lafayette High School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Lafayette High 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lafayette High School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lafayette High 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 Onondaga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocwa | Onondaga | 350,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Syracuse City | Onondaga | 192,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Dewitt Wds - South | Onondaga | 16,200 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clay Wds | Onondaga | 16,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dewitt Wds - North | Onondaga | 13,600 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Baldwinsville Village | Onondaga | 9,200 | 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, “Lafayette High School, PWSID NY3318537, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/lafayette-high-school-ny3318537 (data as of October 1, 2026).