Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring, NY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 7 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring
Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring serves about 180 people through 56 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Cayuga County, New York. EPA system ID: NY0530047. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
That is up 4.65 ppb from 2.35 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring is 7 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.35 ppb |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other New York systems
Of the 2,077 New York systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.5 ppb; 17 are over 15 ppb right now and 165 have gone over at some point. Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring's 7 ppb sits at the 92nd percentile in New York and the 95th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
31 other systems share Cayuga County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 27,179 | 1.17 ppb |
| Owasco Water District | 3,000 | 2 ppb |
| Weedsport Village | 2,300 | 1.8 ppb |
| Union Springs Village | 2,000 | 4.2 ppb |
| Moravia Village | 1,950 | 3 ppb |
| Fleming Wd #1 | 1,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sennett Consolidated Water Districts | 1,467 | 2.9 ppb |
| Port Byron Village | 1,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Brutus Consolidated Water Districts | 1,287 | 5 ppb |
| Fair Haven Village | 1,001 | 13.8 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Auburn, NY may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Ccwsa Phase 1a:Aur, Flem, Spring whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.