Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Ecwa Amherst
EPA system ID NY1400399 · serves Amherst (T), NY · about 92,697 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Ecwa Amherst (EPA NY1400399)
What EPA records show for Ecwa Amherst, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NY1400399) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Ecwa Amherst (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 9.85 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2022). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
This system buys water from Ecwa Direct (NY1400443); see that system's records.
Source: Ecwa Direct (NY1400443) report. Data as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Ecwa Amherst use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Ecwa Amherst's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)