Public water system record
Plattsburgh City
Serves Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY · 24,173 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Plattsburgh City in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Plattsburgh City draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, October 2011.
- Record on file since 2001, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 230 unknown out of 4,645 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Plattsburgh City go back to 2001. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 59 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 57 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators issued 1 boil water order to Plattsburgh City in 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2011 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Plattsburgh City draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Plattsburgh Consolidated Water District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Plattsburgh City.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Plattsburgh Consolidated Water District Plattsburgh, NY
Annual water quality report
Plattsburgh 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New York.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells