Public water system · NY5300245
ActiveNichols Town
At a glance
Nichols Town (PWSID NY5300245) is an active community water system in Tioga County, New York. It reports serving 725 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
725
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Nichols Town compare with other water systems in Tioga County?
By EPA's size categories, Nichols Town is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Tioga County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is about 76% above the county average of 411 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 38,628 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 Nichols Town 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 Nichols Town?
EPA lists Nichols Town 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. 14 of the 94 active systems in Tioga County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Nichols Town have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and January 2014. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic acids (HAA5). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Nichols Town: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nichols Town?
Nichols Town (PWSID NY5300245) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Nichols Town serve?
Nichols Town reports serving 725 people through 9 service connections in Tioga County, New York.
Where does Nichols Town 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 Nichols Town have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Nichols Town'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nichols Town's water quality report?
As a community water system, Nichols Town 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 Tioga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga Downs | Tioga | 5,750 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Veolia of Owego | Tioga | 4,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waverly Village | Tioga | 4,830 | Community | Groundwater |
| Owego Wd #4 | Tioga | 3,196 | Community | Groundwater |
| Owego Wd #2 | Tioga | 2,754 | Community | Groundwater |
| Owego Wd #3 | Tioga | 2,150 | 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, “Nichols Town, PWSID NY5300245, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/nichols-town-ny5300245 (data as of October 1, 2026).