South Kortright Central School

PWSID: NY1205873

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2021-03-01.

Violation trend: 0.0 per year over the last 5 years, down from 0.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served464
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CitySouth Kortright
EPA ZIP on File13842
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Delaware County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)1.4450 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0077 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0029 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0018 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0016 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0014 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0011 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

Violation History (4 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
Unknown ContaminantOther2021-03-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2021-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
Unknown ContaminantOther2020-10-01Returned to Compliance
1040MR2015-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

South Kortright Central School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 464 in South Kortright, 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.