Seneca Falls, NY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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 Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls serves about 9,400 people through 2,543 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Seneca County, New York. EPA system ID: NY4901198; phone on file: 315-568-8013. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Seneca Falls's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Seneca Falls is 4 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2017 | 4 ppb |
How Seneca Falls compares
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. Seneca Falls's 2 ppb sits at the 60th percentile in New York and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
25 other systems share Seneca County; 21 of them have a higher latest lead result than Seneca Falls. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Village | 7,000 | 9.6 ppb |
| Seneca County Water District #1 | 1,820 | 8.3 ppb |
| Border City Water District | 1,600 | 8.3 ppb |
| Ovid Village | 990 | 5.7 ppb |
| Interlaken Village | 650 | 3 ppb |
| Cayuga Lake Water District # 3 | 432 | 1 ppb |
| Junius Water District #1 | 400 | 8.3 ppb |
| Willard Water District | 372 | 10.15 ppb |
| Seneca Lake Water District #1 | 333 | 8.3 ppb |
| Town Of Waterloo Water District | 250 | 8.3 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Seneca Falls, 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 Seneca Falls 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.