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Cohoes City

Serves Cohoes, Albany County, NY · 16,883 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Cohoes City in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NY0100192
  • COHOES
  • NY
  • 16,883 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 12047
EPA system ID NY0100192

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Cohoes City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,154 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved Yes
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Nov 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Cohoes City go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 3
2000s 2 17
2010 to October 19, 2016 0 1
2020s 2 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2000, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1995 Resolved

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Cohoes City draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Cohoes City. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to Cohoes City.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Cohoes City 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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