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Halcottsville Water District No. 1

On record as serving Delaware County, NY · Serves 48 people

Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Halcottsville Water District No. 1 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NY1200264
  • MARGARETVILLE
  • NY
  • 48 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 12455
EPA system ID NY1200264

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Halcottsville Water District No. 1 draws water from 3 wells.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 17 unknown out of 36 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2024 Active
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2014 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2014 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Halcottsville Water District No. 1 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 12
2000s 0 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 5
2020s 0 9

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 1996, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Halcottsville Water District No. 1 draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Halcottsville Water District 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Halcottsville Water District No. 1 for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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