Public water system · NY5801233
ActiveOntario Town Benefit Area #1
At a glance
Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 (PWSID NY5801233) is an active community water system in Wayne County, New York. It reports serving 10,136 people through 3,870 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
10,136
Service connections
3,870
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 compare with other water systems in Wayne County?
By EPA's size categories, Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Wayne County has 46 active public water systems, and Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.2 times the county average of 1,955 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 89,936 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 Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 is about 51% above 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 296 New York systems (3.6%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ontario Town Benefit Area #1?
EPA lists Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 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 46 active systems in Wayne County (35%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and April 2024. By type: 4 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Archived |
| 2022-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-12-01 | Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-03-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-02-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Ontario Town Benefit Area #1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ontario Town Benefit Area #1?
Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 (PWSID NY5801233) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 serve?
Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 reports serving 10,136 people through 3,870 service connections in Wayne County, New York.
Where does Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Ontario Town Benefit Area #1'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 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Ontario Town Benefit Area #1's water quality report?
As a community water system, Ontario Town Benefit Area #1 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 Wayne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra-Macedon-Walworth Csa | Wayne | 24,267 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Newark Village | Wayne | 9,142 | Community | Surface water |
| Sodus-Huron-Wolcott-Butler Csa | Wayne | 7,746 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Williamson Town Wd | Wayne | 6,600 | Community | Surface water |
| Marion-Arcadia-Sodus Csa | Wayne | 6,303 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Arcadia-Lyons Csa | Wayne | 5,800 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Ontario Town Benefit Area #1, PWSID NY5801233, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/ontario-town-benefit-area-1-ny5801233 (data as of October 1, 2026).