Public water system · NY0501719

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Locke W D

At a glance

Locke W D (PWSID NY0501719) is an active community water system in Cayuga County, New York. It reports serving 600 people through 290 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 October 2024.

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

Population served

600

Service connections

290

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNY0501719

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served600

Service connections290

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedLocke (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyCayuga County

How does Locke W D compare with other water systems in Cayuga County?

By EPA's size categories, Locke W D is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cayuga County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is about 14% below the county average of 702 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 61,743 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 Locke W D 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. 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 Locke W D?

EPA lists Locke W D 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. 26 of the 88 active systems in Cayuga County (30%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Locke W D have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between February 1985 and October 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1985-02-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Archived
1985-02-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Archived
1985-02-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Archived
1985-02-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
1985-02-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Archived

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.

Locke W D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Locke W D?

Locke W D (PWSID NY0501719) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Locke W D serve?

Locke W D reports serving 600 people through 290 service connections in Cayuga County, New York.

Where does Locke W D 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 Locke W D 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 October 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 Locke W D'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 October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Locke W D's water quality report?

As a community water system, Locke W D 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 Cayuga County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Auburn	Cayuga	27,179	Community	Surface water
Sterling Renaissance Festival	Cayuga	3,523	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Owasco Water District	Cayuga	3,000	Community	Surface water
Weedsport Village	Cayuga	2,300	Community	Purchased surface water
Union Springs Village	Cayuga	2,000	Community	Groundwater
Moravia Village	Cayuga	1,950	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, “Locke W D, PWSID NY0501719, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/locke-w-d-ny0501719 (data as of October 1, 2026).