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Pine Valley Central Schools

At a glance

Pine Valley Central Schools (PWSID NY0615959) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Chautauqua County, New York. It reports serving 648 people through 1 service connection. 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 November 2023.

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

Population served

648

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY0615959

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served648

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedCherry Creek (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyChautauqua County

How does Pine Valley Central Schools compare with other water systems in Chautauqua County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Valley Central Schools is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Chautauqua County has 193 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 654 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 126,295 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 Pine Valley Central Schools is about 51% above 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 Pine Valley Central Schools?

EPA lists Pine Valley Central Schools 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. 23 of the 193 active systems in Chautauqua County (12%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Pine Valley Central Schools have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and November 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	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.

Pine Valley Central Schools: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Valley Central Schools?

Pine Valley Central Schools (PWSID NY0615959) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Valley Central Schools serve?

Pine Valley Central Schools reports serving 648 people through 1 service connection in Chautauqua County, New York.

Where does Pine Valley Central Schools 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 Pine Valley Central Schools 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 November 2023. 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 Pine Valley Central Schools' 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 November 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pine Valley Central Schools' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine Valley Central Schools 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 Chautauqua County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Jamestown Bpu	Chautauqua	46,712	Community	Groundwater
Dunkirk City	Chautauqua	12,743	Community	Surface water
Fredonia Village	Chautauqua	9,585	Community	Surface water
Chautauqua Utility District	Chautauqua	9,000	Community	Surface water
Westfield Village and Town	Chautauqua	3,890	Community	Surface water
North Chautauqua County Water District	Chautauqua	3,100	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, “Pine Valley Central Schools, PWSID NY0615959, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/pine-valley-central-schools-ny0615959 (data as of October 1, 2026).