Public water system record
Bard College
Serves an area of Dutchess County, NY that includes Bard College · 1,400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bard College 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
- 1
Key facts
- Bard College draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2000.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 144 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Bard College go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Bard College in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Bard College draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Red Hook Water District #1 Town.
Emergency or part-time connections to
Annual water quality report
Bard College 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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.
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