Public water system record
Schroon Lake WD
Serves Schroon Lake, Essex County, NY · 2,750 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Schroon Lake WD 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
- Schroon Lake WD draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New York, September 1998.
- Record on file since 1985, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 865 unknown out of 870 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 1985
EPA's records for Schroon Lake WD go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 42 |
| 1990s | 1 | 19 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead, began August 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 15, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Lead
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Schroon Lake WD in 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1998 | New York | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Schroon Lake WD draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Schroon Lake WD 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells