Public water system · NY3530066
ActiveWawayanda Wd#1
At a glance
Wawayanda Wd#1 (PWSID NY3530066) is an active community water system in Orange County, New York. It reports serving 864 people through 128 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
864
Service connections
128
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wawayanda Wd#1 compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Wawayanda Wd#1 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Orange County has 451 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 921 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 415,298 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 Wawayanda Wd#1 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. 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 Wawayanda Wd#1?
EPA lists Wawayanda Wd#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. 106 of the 451 active systems in Orange County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Wawayanda Wd#1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2012 and January 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 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 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 |
| 2017-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Wawayanda Wd#1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wawayanda Wd#1?
Wawayanda Wd#1 (PWSID NY3530066) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Wawayanda Wd#1 serve?
Wawayanda Wd#1 reports serving 864 people through 128 service connections in Orange County, New York.
Where does Wawayanda Wd#1 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 Wawayanda Wd#1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 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 Wawayanda Wd#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 11 violations for this system; 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 Wawayanda Wd#1's water quality report?
As a community water system, Wawayanda Wd#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 Orange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiryas Joel | Orange | 51,623 | Community | Groundwater |
| Middletown City | Orange | 30,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Newburgh City | Orange | 29,000 | Community | Surface water |
| New Windsor Consolidated Wd | Orange | 25,667 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Newburgh Consolidated Wd | Orange | 22,282 | Community | Surface water |
| Wallkill Consolidated Wd | Orange | 18,450 | 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, “Wawayanda Wd#1, PWSID NY3530066, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/wawayanda-wd-1-ny3530066 (data as of October 1, 2026).