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Portville Estates Mhc I

At a glance

Portville Estates Mhc I (PWSID NY0400875) is an active community water system in Cattaraugus County, New York. It reports serving 28 people through 19 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

28

Service connections

19

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNY0400875
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served28
Service connections19
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedPortville (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyCattaraugus County

How does Portville Estates Mhc I compare with other water systems in Cattaraugus County?

By EPA's size categories, Portville Estates Mhc I is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cattaraugus County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 66,097 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 Portville Estates Mhc I 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 Portville Estates Mhc I?

EPA lists Portville Estates Mhc I 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. 94 of the 147 active systems in Cattaraugus County (64%) are also privately owned.

Does Portville Estates Mhc I 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 January 2020 and October 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-10-17ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4GLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2024-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2021-10-10Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Atrazinecode 2050NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Pentachlorophenolcode 2326NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Dinosebcode 2041NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Toxaphenecode 2020NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044NoResolved

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.

Portville Estates Mhc I: frequently asked questions

Who runs Portville Estates Mhc I?

Portville Estates Mhc I (PWSID NY0400875) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Portville Estates Mhc I serve?

Portville Estates Mhc I reports serving 28 people through 19 service connections in Cattaraugus County, New York.

Where does Portville Estates Mhc I 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 Portville Estates Mhc I 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 Portville Estates Mhc I'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 Portville Estates Mhc I's water quality report?

As a community water system, Portville Estates Mhc I 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 Cattaraugus County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Olean CityCattaraugus14,500CommunitySurface water
Salamanca CityCattaraugus5,815CommunityGroundwater
Asp - Red House Water SupplyCattaraugus4,030Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Asp - Barton & Weller TrailCattaraugus4,025Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Gowanda VillageCattaraugus2,800CommunitySurface water
Allegany VillageCattaraugus2,000CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Portville Estates Mhc I, PWSID NY0400875, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/portville-estates-mhc-i-ny0400875 (data as of October 1, 2026).