Camp Seneca Lake

PWSID: PA2640484

3 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 94% of water systems in New York.

Violation trend: 17.8 per year over the last 5 years, up from 1.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served500
Service Connections52
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeTransient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityGreat Neck
EPA ZIP on File11023
NoteSchool or Daycare

3 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
3014MR2024-08-05 MajorOpen
3014MR2024-08-05 MajorOpen
3014MR2024-08-05 MajorOpen

Violation History (94 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2025-08-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7500Other2024-10-13Returned to Compliance
8000TT2024-09-02YesReturned to Compliance
8000RPT2024-09-02Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2024-09-02Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-08-12Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-08-12Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-08-12Returned to Compliance
8000MCL2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
8000MCL2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
8000MCL2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
8000MCL2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
8000MCL2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
8000MCL2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
8000MCL2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
8000MCL2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
8000MCL2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-16Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-16Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-15Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-02Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-02Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-02Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-10-02Returned to Compliance
8000TT2023-09-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-09-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-09-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-09-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-09-05Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-09-05Returned to Compliance
8000TT2023-09-04YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-09-04YesReturned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-09-04Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-09-04Returned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-29YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-29YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-29YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-29YesReturned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-08-29Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-08-29Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-08-28Returned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-28YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-28YesReturned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-08-28Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-08-28Returned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-22YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2023-08-22YesReturned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-08-22Returned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 91 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Camp Seneca Lake is a transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 500 in Great Neck, New York. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.