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What is in the water at 14616
2 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
MCWA
PWSID NY2701047 · NY · serves 496,753 people
PFAS and lithium
1 compound detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 1 sample.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 12 µg/L | 1 | 11/14/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
1 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- TT · contaminant code 5000 · began 2025-01-01
Hardness
Median hardness 291 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 12 stations serving this system across 84 results, 2015-06-17 to 2021-09-13. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
ROCHESTER CITY
PWSID NY2704518 · NY · serves 214,000 people
PFAS and lithium
Sampled, nothing detected. Tested for 30 compounds under UCMR 5 with none found at or above its reporting limit. A reporting limit is the lowest concentration the method can measure, so this means “below that” rather than “zero”.
Health-based violations
1 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- TT · contaminant code 5000 · began 2025-01-01
Hardness
Median hardness 182 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 2 stations serving this system across 26 results, 2015-02-12 to 2018-09-11. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.