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Bethlehem WD No 1

Serves an area of Albany County, NY · 31,000 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Bethlehem WD No 1 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NY0100191
  • DELMAR
  • NY
  • 31,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 12054
EPA system ID NY0100191

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Bethlehem WD No 1 draws water from 13 wells and 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 98.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, January 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 5,327 unknown out of 11,953 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.68 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.11 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 95.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Bethlehem WD No 1 go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 5
2010 to October 19, 2016 5 0
October 20, 2016 to 2019 5 0
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 105.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against Bethlehem WD No 1 between 1993 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 12, 2023 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 23, 2019 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 22, 2015 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 3, 2015 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 1, 1993 New York Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Bethlehem WD No 1 draws water from 13 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Albany City. It also has an emergency connection to Guilderland Town WD. 6 other community water systems buy water from Bethlehem WD No 1.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Bethlehem WD No 1 must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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