Report shows ECWA drinking water is safe and of high quality
BUFFALO, NEW YORK – The Erie County Water Authority (ECWA) has released its 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (AWQR). The report fulfills the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirement for ECWA to annually prepare and deliver customers a report showing the safety and quality of their drinking water.
“The annual water quality report provides information directly to customers and confirms they receive dependable, clean, safe drinking water which is central to our mission,” said ECWA Chairman Jerome Schad. “Our water quality team conducts extensive testing every day to ensure ECWA meets all federal and state regulations for our 550,000 customers in 36 municipalities.”
The EPA sets national standards for drinking water quality. In New York, the State Health Department enforces the EPA’s regulations and often imposes stricter standards for some regulated contaminants.
“New York State enforces one of the highest standards of drinking water quality in the country and we are proud that we continue to meet these standards through vigorous testing and analysis,” stated ECWA’s Director of Water Quality, Sabrina Figler. “The AWQR provides our customers with important information about their drinking water supply and how ECWA enhances the quality of drinking water for our service territory.”
ECWA conducts roughly 70,000 extensive water quality monitoring tests annually to make certain all federal and state drinking water regulations are met.
“Our nationally recognized water quality team of experts utilizes state-of-the-art technology and equipment to test our water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” Figler said. “ECWA’s customers can be confident they are receiving among the safest drinking water in the country right here in Erie County.”
ECWA Customers can visit ecwa.org and click on the 2025 Annual Water Quality Report link to view or download a copy of ECWA’s 2025 AWQR.