Pound Ridge Elementary School

PWSID: NY5907674

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2023-01-01.

This system has more violations on record than 65% of water systems in New York.

Violation trend: 1.4 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served300
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater Under Influence
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityBedford
EPA ZIP on File10506
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Westchester County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0050 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0040 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0035 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0024 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

Violation History (14 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
2805MCL
Measured: 0.000012 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2023-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
2805MCL
Measured: 0.000014 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2022-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
2806MCL
Measured: 0.000012 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2022-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
2805MCL
Measured: 0.000015 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2022-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
2805MCL
Measured: 0.000014 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2022-04-01YesReturned to Compliance
2806MCL
Measured: 0.000012 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2022-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
2805MCL
Measured: 0.000016 MG/L (limit: 0.000010 MG/L)
2022-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
1040MR2019-01-01Returned to Compliance
0800TT2018-05-01YesReturned to Compliance
0800TT2017-09-01YesReturned to Compliance
8000MON2016-11-01Returned to Compliance
0200TT2008-07-31YesReturned to Compliance
5000MR2006-01-01Returned to Compliance
0400TT2003-05-05YesReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Pound Ridge Elementary School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater under influence sources and serves a population of 300 in Bedford, 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.