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 "id": "us-systems",
 "read": "2026-11-03",
 "cross_check": {
  "name": "US EPA, Safe Drinking Water Information System, via ECHO; EPA does not endorse Galena",
  "url": "https://echo.epa.gov/tools/data-downloads/sdwa-download-summary",
  "file": "https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/SDWA_latest_downloads.zip",
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  "refreshed": "2026-10-07"
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   "sure": "NY7003493",
   "candidates": [
    "NY7003493"
   ]
  },
  "buffalo": {
   "candidates": [
    "NY1400422",
    "NY1400443"
   ]
  },
  "rochester": {
   "candidates": [
    "NY2704518",
    "NY2701047"
   ]
  },
  "syracuse": {
   "candidates": [
    "NY3304334",
    "NY3304336",
    "NY3304337"
   ]
  },
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   "sure": "NY0100189",
   "candidates": [
    "NY0100189"
   ]
  },
  "schenectady": {
   "candidates": [
    "NY4600070",
    "NY4600073"
   ]
  },
  "niagara-falls": {
   "candidates": [
    "NY3100568",
    "NY3100571"
   ]
  },
  "troy": {
   "candidates": [
    "NY4100050",
    "NY4130300"
   ]
  },
  "utica": {
   "sure_inside_city": "utica",
   "sure": "NY3202411",
   "candidates": [
    "NY3202411"
   ]
  },
  "norfolk": {
   "sure": "VA3710100",
   "candidates": [
    "VA3710100"
   ]
  },
  "aurora": {
   "sure": "IL0894070",
   "candidates": [
    "IL0894070"
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  "NY7003493": {
   "name": "the NYC Department of Environmental Protection",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 10.0,
     "period": "2025",
     "start": "2025-01-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "samples": 326,
     "at_or_over_15": 16,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "Lead (µg/L) 15 0 10 ND - 155 16 out of 326 No Corrosion of household plumbing",
     "url": "https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/water/drinking-water/drinking-water-supply-quality-report/2025-drinking-water-supply-quality-report.pdf",
     "source": "New York City Drinking Water Supply and Quality Report 2025",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "not in the federal record yet"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY1400422": {
   "name": "Buffalo Water",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "Its 2025 report prints the lead 90th percentile as 0.004 in a ppb column, so the figure cannot be read."
  },
  "NY1400443": {
   "name": "the Erie County Water Authority",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 6.47,
     "period": "June 2025",
     "start": "2025-01-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "samples": 71,
     "over_15": 0,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "ND-11.2 ug/L; 90th percentile =6.47",
     "url": "https://www.ecwa.org/files/pdf/2025_annual_water_quality_report.pdf",
     "source": "Erie County Water Authority, 2025 Annual Water Quality Report",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "note": "The report's footnote 3 gives 19.3 ug/L as the lead 90th percentile; that is the copper figure. The table and the federal record give 6.47 and 0.006 mg/L.",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY2704518": {
   "name": "the City of Rochester",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "Every City of Rochester page answered with a bot check, so its report could not be read."
  },
  "NY2701047": {
   "name": "the Monroe County Water Authority",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 4.0,
     "period": "2025",
     "start": "2025-07-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "over_15": 0,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "4 (None) 0.54 (None) 4 (None) 0.54 (None) Lead - Customer Tap Samples µg/L 0 AL = 15",
     "url": "https://mcwa-wordpress-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-Detected-Substances.pdf",
     "source": "Monroe County Water Authority, 2025 Detected Substances (linked from mcwa.com, Water Quality)",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "note": "4 is the column for the Authority's Lake Ontario plants; its Corfu well field reads 0.54.",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY3304334": {
   "name": "the City of Syracuse Department of Water",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 6.0,
     "period": "January to July 2026",
     "start": "2026-01-01",
     "end": "2026-06-30",
     "samples": 103,
     "who": "homes with lead service lines",
     "quote": "Under EPA public drinking water requirements, 103 samples were taken from homes with lead service lines from January to July of 2026. The 90th percentile results came in at 6 parts per billion (ppb), under the current EPA lead action level of 15 ppb.",
     "url": "https://www.syr.gov/News/Traffic-Infrastructure-News/Traffic-Infrastructure-2026/2026-08-20-Infrastructure-News-3-PM",
     "source": "City of Syracuse news release, August 20, 2026",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "not in the federal record yet"
    },
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 12.0,
     "period": "July to December 2025",
     "start": "2025-07-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "In the monitoring period between July and December 2025, our Lead and Copper sampling revealed a 90 th percentile level for lead of 12 ug/l, under the action level of 15 ug/l.",
     "url": "https://www.syr.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/departments/water/documents/reports/drinking-water-reports/newsletter-2025-final.pdf",
     "source": "Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2025 (City of Syracuse Department of Water)",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY3304336": {
   "name": "the Onondaga County Water Authority",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "Its website answered with a captcha, so its report could not be read."
  },
  "NY3304337": {
   "name": "OCWA's Skyridge Community Water District",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "Its operator's website answered with a captcha, so no report could be read."
  },
  "NY0100189": {
   "name": "the Albany Water Board",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 12.8,
     "period": "July to December 2025",
     "start": "2025-07-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "samples": 80,
     "over_15": 5,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "The 90th percentile of the samples collected in July-Dec. was 12.80 µg /L for lead, with total five (5) locations above the action level of (15 µg /L) of the 80 sites tested.",
     "url": "https://www.albanyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14747/Albany_City_AWQR_2026_final_proof_19",
     "source": "2025 Annual Water Quality Report (City of Albany)",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY4600070": {
   "name": "the City of Schenectady Water Department",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "Its 2025 report contradicts itself on how many sites were tested and whether any were above the action level, and its figure cannot be quoted on its own."
  },
  "NY4600073": {
   "name": "the Niskayuna Consolidated Water District",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "Its 2025 report says its 2024 lead monitoring was not complete and its sample sites could not be confirmed as homes likely to have lead."
  },
  "NY3100568": {
   "name": "the Niagara Falls Water Board",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 5.9,
     "period": "July to September 2023",
     "start": "2021-01-01",
     "end": "2023-12-31",
     "over_15": 2,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "who_note": "Its 2025 report repeats this round, its latest.",
     "quote": "In this case, the 90th percentile value was the 27th highest value (5.9 ug/l). The action level for lead was exceeded at two of the sites tested.",
     "url": "https://nfwb.org/app/uploads/2026/05/2025-Annual-Drinking-Water-Quality-Report.pdf",
     "source": "Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2025 (Niagara Falls Water Board)",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY3100571": {
   "name": "the Town of Niagara (Niagara Water Improvement Area)",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 1.0,
     "period": "November 2025",
     "start": "2025-07-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "samples": 40,
     "over_15": 0,
     "who": "homes in the town",
     "who_note": "The Town says it takes \"samples from a random number of homes in the town\".",
     "quote": "Lead No 11/25 0.001 mg/L 0 AL=0.015",
     "url": "https://townofniagarany.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025-Annual-Drinking-Water-Quality-Report-.pdf",
     "source": "Town of Niagara, Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2025",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY4100050": {
   "name": "the City of Troy",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "share_over_15",
     "over_10_percent": true,
     "period": "July to December 2024",
     "start": "2024-07-01",
     "end": "2024-12-31",
     "samples": 69,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "Between July 2024 and December 2024, we collected 69 samples and analyzed them for lead. The results of more than 10 percent of our samples exceeded the action level for lead.",
     "url": "https://troyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2628",
     "source": "City of Troy, Lead Action Level Exceedance Notice, December 20, 2024",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "NY4130300": {
   "name": "Brunswick Water District #11 (Town of Brunswick)",
   "figures": [],
   "no_figure_because": "The Town's water page links no 2025 report."
  },
  "NY3202411": {
   "name": "the Mohawk Valley Water Authority",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 11.7,
     "period": "2025",
     "start": "2025-01-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "90th percentile: 0.0117 mg/l or 11.7 ppb lead.",
     "url": "https://www.mvwa.us/WaterQuality/pdf/AWQRL.pdf",
     "source": "MVWA Annual Water Quality Report, long form (includes Drinking Water Quality Report for 2025)",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "VA3710100": {
   "name": "the City of Norfolk Department of Utilities",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "below": 2.5,
     "period": "June to September 2023",
     "start": "2021-01-01",
     "end": "2023-12-31",
     "over_15": 0,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "who_note": "The City tests every three years.",
     "quote": "Household plumbing < 2.5 - 10 Lead < 2.5 0 15 ppb 0",
     "url": "https://www.norfolk.gov/DocumentCenter/View/112961/Consumer-Confidence-Report-2026",
     "source": "City of Norfolk 2026 Consumer Confidence Report",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
    }
   ]
  },
  "IL0894070": {
   "name": "the City of Aurora",
   "figures": [
    {
     "measure": "p90",
     "value": 24.0,
     "period": "2025",
     "start": "2025-07-01",
     "end": "2025-12-31",
     "over_15": 25,
     "who": "homes chosen because they likely have lead",
     "quote": "Lead 2025 0 15 24 25 ppb N",
     "url": "https://www.aurora.il.us/files/sharedassets/mainsite/v/2/watersewer/documents/water-quality-reports/2025-water-quality-report-english-final.pdf",
     "source": "2025 Water Quality Report, City of Aurora, Illinois (Water Production Division, Reporting Year 2025)",
     "read": "2026-11-03",
     "check": "agrees"
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 "generated": "2026-11-03T13:53:25Z",
 "code": "edabb493"
}