Public water system · NY3704365
ActiveSandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks
At a glance
Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks (PWSID NY3704365) is an active community water system in Oswego County, New York. It reports serving 1,469 people through 579 service connections. 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,469
Service connections
579
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks compare with other water systems in Oswego County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Oswego County has 163 active public water systems. Its population served is about 139% above the county average of 614 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 100,137 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 Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks 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 Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks?
EPA lists Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks 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. 24 of the 163 active systems in Oswego County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2008 and January 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | 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.
Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks?
Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks (PWSID NY3704365) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks serve?
Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks reports serving 1,469 people through 579 service connections in Oswego County, New York.
Where does Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks 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 Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks 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 January 2025. 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 Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks' 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 January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks' water quality report?
As a community water system, Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks 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 Oswego County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego City | Oswego | 29,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Fulton City | Oswego | 16,600 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Scriba Wd (Oswego) | Oswego | 9,044 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brennan Beach Rv Resort | Oswego | 6,020 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Richland Town Pws | Oswego | 3,950 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fulton Speedway LLC | Oswego | 3,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Sandy Creek/Lacona Joint Waterworks, PWSID NY3704365, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/sandy-creek-lacona-joint-waterworks-ny3704365 (data as of October 1, 2026).