Public water system · NY3316125
ActiveLords Hill Apartments
At a glance
Lords Hill Apartments (PWSID NY3316125) is an active community water system in Onondaga County, New York. It reports serving 100 people through 32 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
32
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lords Hill Apartments compare with other water systems in Onondaga County?
By EPA's size categories, Lords Hill Apartments 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Lords Hill Apartments 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 Lords Hill Apartments?
EPA lists Lords Hill Apartments as privately owned. 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. 73 of the 89 active systems in Onondaga County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Lords Hill Apartments have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. The violations listed here began between March 2008 and May 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Fluoride (3 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | 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.
Lords Hill Apartments: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lords Hill Apartments?
Lords Hill Apartments (PWSID NY3316125) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Lords Hill Apartments serve?
Lords Hill Apartments reports serving 100 people through 32 service connections in Onondaga County, New York.
Where does Lords Hill Apartments 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 Lords Hill Apartments have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. 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 Lords Hill Apartments' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lords Hill Apartments' water quality report?
As a community water system, Lords Hill Apartments 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 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, “Lords Hill Apartments, PWSID NY3316125, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/lords-hill-apartments-ny3316125 (data as of October 1, 2026).