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MAYVILLE - Water violations of businesses and organizations that operate on private wells in the county appear to be on the rise.
During the recent Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, it was reported there were 18 businesses that were fined for missing various deadlines on various water reports.
Jessica Wuerstle with the county Health Department, said the increase may be due to a lab some businesses use. "There's been a change in a local business. The lab that has been hired by a lot of facilities, there's been a change of ownership of that lab," she said.
Wuerstle said it appears at least some of the facilities believed the lab was going to send the reports, but it didn't.
At the end of the day, Wuerstle said it's the business' responsibility to make sure reports are sent. "We don't go after a lab. If a lab missed a report, we go after the operator to cite the operator because ultimately it is the operator to be following up with their lab to make sure results are submitted to us," she said.
The following businesses signed an agreement to settle for the fine amount.
- Bemus Point Golf Course & Tap House on Main Street, Bemus Point was fined $100 for failure to submit operation records on time for January. It's the business' second missed report since January, 2025.
- Bethany Camp on Bates Road, Sinclairville and Busti Scoop & Grange on Mill Road, Jamestown were both fined $200 for failure to submit operation records on time for February. This was the third missed report for both businesses since January, 2025.
- Dollar General Ashville, on Route 474, Ashville; Olde Chautauqua Vineyards on West Main Road, Portland; and Peterson Farm on Fluvanna Avenue, Jamestown were each fined $200 for failure to submit operational records on time for April. This was the third missed report for all three businesses since January, 2025.
- Stonybrook Park, LLC of Brainard Road, Fredonia, and Leafy Lounge of Foote Avenue, Jamestown were both fined $100 for failure to submit operational records on time for April. It was the second missed report for both businesses since January, 2025.
- Basil & Bones on Foote Avenue, Jamestown was fined $400 for failure to submit on time microbiological minimum monitoring requirements for the fourth quarter of 2025. This was the second missed report since January, 2025.
- Woodbury Vineyards on South Roberts Road, Fredonia was fined $1,200 for failure to submit the results of microbiological minimum monitoring requirements on time for January. This is the sixth missed report since January, 2025.
- Crooked Stick on Route 380, Gerry and Stockton Place on North Main Street, Stockton were both fined $200 for failure to submit results of microbiological minimum monitoring requirements on time for the first quarter of 2026.
- Camp Gross on Route 60, Cassadaga; Maple Grove Jr/Sr High School on Dutch Hollow Road, Jamestown; Panama Central School on North Street, Panama; and Peek'n Peak were each fined $200 for failure to submit results of microbiological minimum monitoring requirements on time for April.
- Willowbrook MHP on Route 380, Stockton was fined a total of $400 for failure to submit results of microbiological minimum monitoring requirements for the first quarter of 2026 and failure to submit results of raw and treated water on time for the first quarter of 2026.