Is Ransomville, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Ransomville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records.
Wilson Town Water District, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and New York’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Ransomville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Wilson Town Water District
New York · serves 5,993 people · about 250 in Ransomville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Porter Master Improvement Area
New York · serves 6,920 people · about 240 in Ransomville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lewiston Water Improvementarea
New York · serves 16,257 people · about 180 in Ransomville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cambria Water District
New York · serves 5,839 people · under 100 in Ransomville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Ransomville
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Ransomville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Niagara Falls Water Quality Laboratory
Niagara Falls, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Erie County Public Health Laboratory
Buffalo, NY · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals
Biotrax Testing Laboratory
Cheektowaga, NY · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Ransomville
Which ZIP codes are in Ransomville: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NYS Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP), drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Ransomville
Other towns in Niagara County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Wilson Town Water District’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water