Homer, NY Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Homer, NY — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Homer's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: Homer Village-Newton Water Works PWSID: NY1101757 Updated: 2026 Q2

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No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead is 2.00 ppb, 13% of the action level and no violations are open. No PFAS was detected.

Homer earns a B for water quality

Graded on violations, lead, and PFAS, with state inspection findings.

Lead: 2.00 ppb — 13% of the federal action level

PFAS tested, none detected

99 violations since 2015, 0 health-based

No violations currently open

Homer's lead level vs. all New York community water systems

0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb

Lead level: 2.00 ppb — 13% of the federal action level

✓ Lower lead than 65% of New York utilities

Population Served

3134

~1248 connections

Water Source

Groundwater

Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

Active Violations

99 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)

90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system

13% of EPA action level

2.00 ppb

Action level: 15 ppb

Copper (Cu)

90th percentile of tap samples. SDWIS reports a copper figure only when a system exceeds the action level, so any value here is an exceedance.

846.2% of EPA action level

11,000 ppb

Action level: 1,300 ppb

The 90th-percentile lead result is 2.00 ppb, 13% of the 15 ppb federal action level. The action level is a treatment trigger, not a legal maximum, and it is measured across sampled taps rather than at any single home. Copper reached the action level here; a copper figure appears in SDWIS only when a system triggers it.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

Contaminant	Type	Measured	Limit	Period	Status
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2020	Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2020	Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.6 mg/L	2020	Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.075 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Vinyl chloride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.007 mg/L	2020	Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Trichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Benzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Toluene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Ethylbenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.7 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Styrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2020	Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2020	Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.6 mg/L	2020	Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.075 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Vinyl chloride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.007 mg/L	2020	Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Trichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Benzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Toluene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Ethylbenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.7 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Styrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Endrin	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
BHC-GAMMA	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Methoxychlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Toxaphene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Dalapon	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.4 mg/L	2019	Resolved
OXAMYL	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Simazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Picloram	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.5 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Dinoseb	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.007 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Aldicarb sulfone	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Carbofuran	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Aldicarb	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Atrazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019	Resolved
LASSO	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Heptachlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0004 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Heptachlor epoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
2,4-D	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2019	Resolved
2,4,5-TP	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019	Resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Benzo(a)pyrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Pentachlorophenol	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0005 mg/L	2019	Resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.00005 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Chlordane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Endrin	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
BHC-GAMMA	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Methoxychlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Toxaphene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Dalapon	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.4 mg/L	2019	Resolved
OXAMYL	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Simazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Picloram	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.5 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Dinoseb	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.007 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Aldicarb sulfone	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Carbofuran	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Aldicarb	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Atrazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019	Resolved
LASSO	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Heptachlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0004 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Heptachlor epoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
2,4-D	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2019	Resolved
2,4,5-TP	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019	Resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Benzo(a)pyrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Pentachlorophenol	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0005 mg/L	2019	Resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.00005 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Chlordane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2018	Resolved

Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

99 violations are on record since 2015, of which 0 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility Homer Village-Newton Water Works

PWSID NY1101757

Water source Groundwater — Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

Population served 3,134

Service connections 1,248

Systems serving this area 3

Regulator State primacy agency

Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Homer tap water safe to drink? ▼

No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open. Lead is 2.00 ppb, 13% of the action level.

Does Homer water have PFAS? ▼

It was tested for the six regulated PFAS compounds and none were detected.

Who supplies water to Homer? ▼

Homer Village-Newton Water Works (PWSID NY1101757), one of 3 systems serving this area. Groundwater. Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

When was this system last inspected? ▼

It was last inspected on 2025-07-28. Inspectors recorded 1 significant deficiency.

What Should Homer Residents Do?

Read your annual water report

Your supplier publishes a Consumer Confidence Report each July covering the prior year.

Check for a lead service line

Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.

Flush before drinking

If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.

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