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PWS ID	NY1400422
PWS Name	BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	276000
County Served	Erie

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
RPT	Notification, Known or Potential LSL	Lead and Copper Rule Revisions	LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	248	Returned to Compliance	17-OCT-2024	-	No
MR	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	247	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2024	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	245	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-MAR-2020	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	246	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-MAR-2020	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	206	Known	01-OCT-2014	31-DEC-2014	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	205	Known	01-OCT-2014	31-DEC-2014	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	LASSO	227	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Endrin	207	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	BHC-GAMMA	208	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	243	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Chlordane	244	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Pentachlorophenol	238	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Benzo(a)pyrene	237	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	HEXACHLOROBENZENE	236	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	2,4,5-TP	235	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	2,4-D	234	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	240	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Heptachlor epoxide	230	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Heptachlor	228	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Atrazine	226	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Aldicarb	225	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Carbofuran	224	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Aldicarb sulfone	222	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Aldicarb sulfoxide	221	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	220	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Dinoseb	219	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Picloram	218	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	217	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Simazine	216	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	OXAMYL	215	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	214	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Dalapon	213	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Toxaphene	210	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Methoxychlor	209	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	30-JUN-2015	No
MR	Monitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	204	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2010	31-AUG-2010	No
TT	Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Surface Water Treatment Rule	203	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2002	31-JUL-2002	Yes
TT	Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Surface Water Treatment Rule	194	Returned to Compliance	01-NOV-1994	30-NOV-1994	Yes

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
121	248	SOX	State Compliance achieved	05-AUG-2025	State	-
117	247	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2024	State	-
114	245	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-APR-2020	State	-
114	246	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-APR-2020	State	-
111	213	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	214	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	215	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	216	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	217	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	218	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	219	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	220	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	221	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	222	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	225	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	226	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	227	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	228	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	230	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	234	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	235	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	236	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	237	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	238	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	240	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	243	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	244	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	210	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	209	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	208	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	207	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
111	224	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JUL-2015	State	-
106	204	SOX	State Compliance achieved	31-DEC-2010	State	-
104	203	SOX	State Compliance achieved	31-AUG-2002	State	-
105	194	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-DEC-1994	State	-

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
LAKE ERIE INTAKE	29866	Yes	Intake	Surface water	Permanent	Active
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	57778	No	Distribution System/Zone	-	-	Active
MASS AVE PUMP STATION	90524	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
FERRY STREET TANK (2 MG)	90520	No	Storage	-	-	Active
HANCOCK TANK (2 MG)	90521	No	Storage	-	-	Active
GROVER TANK & PUMP STATION (0.5 MG)	90522	No	Storage	-	-	Active
MANHATTAN ST TANK & PUMP STATION (5 MG)	90523	No	Storage	-	-	Active
KENSINGTON TANK (0.5 MG)	87348	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Gaseous Chlorination, Pre	Disinfection
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Coagulation	Particulate removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Filtration, Rapid Sand	Particulate removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Rapid Mix	Particulate removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Sedimentation	Particulate removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Gaseous Chlorination, Pre	Taste / odor control
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Fluoridation	Other
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Coagulation	Inorganics removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Coagulation	Organics removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Coagulation	Particulate removal
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Inhibitor, Orthophosphate	Corrosion control
COLONEL WARD WATER TREATMENT PLANT	659	Inhibitor, Polyphosphate	Corrosion control

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For more information on a Water System:
Ask the operators of your water system, contact your primacy agency or file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Drinking water in general: Find out more about your drinking water web site or call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). EPA has also prepared a table about various regulated drinking water contaminants.
Tools for accessing EPA drinking water data: Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Federal Reporting Services and Drinking Water Performance and Results Report.
Research Data: As well as monitoring the levels of drinking water contaminants for which EPA has set standards, EPA, states, and water systems also carry out studies of contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future. For more information about these contaminants, please see the National Contaminant Occurrence Database.

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