Is Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: State government
Counties served: Erie

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	23 µg/L No EPA limit set	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	93 µg/L No EPA limit set	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	25 µg/L No EPA limit set	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	110 µg/L 138% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	82.94 µg/L 138% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	31 µg/L No EPA limit set	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	47 µg/L No EPA limit set	30/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	22/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	11 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	850 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	771 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	890 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	3.8 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	2.2 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2019
2,4-D	0.1500 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6600 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2015–2018
Combined Uranium	1.06 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.9000 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.41 pCi/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Picloram	45 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.0370 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2019

78 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WENDEL, KARL TED
Phone: 716-532-4588
Email: karl.wendelii@doccs.ny.gov

Frequently asked questions about Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility

Is Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility serve?

Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility reports serving 1,512 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 70 violations on file for Collins/Gowanda Correctional Facility, of which 65 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.