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Red-Rochester Dws

At a glance

Red-Rochester Dws (PWSID NY2730013) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Monroe County, New York. It reports serving 3,034 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

3,034

Service connections

25

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY2730013
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served3,034
Service connections25
Primary water sourcePurchased surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedRochester (C)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyMonroe County

How does Red-Rochester Dws compare with other water systems in Monroe County?

By EPA's size categories, Red-Rochester Dws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Monroe County has 24 active public water systems, and Red-Rochester Dws is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,525 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 252,600 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 Red-Rochester Dws is about 7.1 times 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 399 New York systems (4.9%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Red-Rochester Dws?

EPA lists Red-Rochester Dws 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. 19 of the 24 active systems in Monroe County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Red-Rochester Dws have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and October 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). EPA lists 3 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
2023-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2023-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved

All 3 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.

Red-Rochester Dws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Red-Rochester Dws?

Red-Rochester Dws (PWSID NY2730013) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Red-Rochester Dws serve?

Red-Rochester Dws reports serving 3,034 people through 25 service connections in Monroe County, New York.

Where does Red-Rochester Dws get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Red-Rochester Dws have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 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 Red-Rochester Dws' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Red-Rochester Dws' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Red-Rochester Dws 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 Monroe County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Rochester CityMonroe210,000CommunitySurface water
Brockport VillageMonroe25,918CommunityPurchased surface water
Sea Breeze WdMonroe7,800CommunityPurchased surface water
Red-Rochester IwsMonroe2,185Non-transient non-communitySurface water
New York Museum of TransportationMonroe1,000Transient non-communityGroundwater
Stokoe FarmsMonroe500Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Red-Rochester Dws, PWSID NY2730013, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/red-rochester-dws-ny2730013 (data as of October 1, 2026).