Rochester
Tap water in Rochester comes from 5 water systems: 3 low risk, 2 high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice where the rating is high risk.
5 official water systems are listed for this town. Each keeps its own rating.
Is it safe?
Mcwa
High risk
Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice
1 health-based violation began in the last 3 years. 1 is still unresolved.
Serves about 525,262 people.
Source water: surface water.
Last health violation began 2025-01-01.
The violations involved Lead and Copper Rule.
Is it safe?
Rochester City
High risk
Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice
1 health-based violation began in the last 3 years. 1 is still unresolved.
Serves about 210,000 people.
Source water: surface water.
Last health violation began 2025-01-01.
The violations involved Lead and Copper Rule.
Is it safe?
Mcwa - Geneva
Low risk
Meets federal drinking water standards
No health-based violations began in the last 3 years, and none are unresolved.
Serves about 8,532 people.
Source water: surface water.
Is it safe?
Mcwa Genesee
Low risk
Meets federal drinking water standards
No health-based violations began in the last 3 years, and none are unresolved.
Serves about 16,541 people.
Source water: surface water.
Is it safe?
Sea Breeze WD
Low risk
Meets federal drinking water standards
No health-based violations began in the last 3 years, and none are unresolved.
Serves about 7,800 people.
Source water: surface water.
Source
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.
Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in Rochester, New York?
Tap water in Rochester comes from 5 water systems: 3 low risk, 2 high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice where the rating is high risk.
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.