Public water system record
Herkimer Village
Serves Herkimer, Herkimer County, NY · 7,606 people served
Federal records show 25 health-based violations and 39 monitoring/reporting issues for Herkimer Village in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Surface water
ZIP
13350
EPA system ID
NY2102306
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 25
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 20
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 39
Key facts
- Herkimer Village draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New York, August 2023.
- Record on file since 1992, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,249 unknown out of 2,249 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Nov 2, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2003 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 1993 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Herkimer Village go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (19 resolved, 2 not resolved) and 88 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19 | 34 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 53 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 37 |
| 2020s | 22 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2008, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 104.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 109.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 116.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 138.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 104.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 108.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Active |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Herkimer Village between 1998 and 2023. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2023 | New York | Administrative penalty | 6 violations (6 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 26, 2020 | New York | Administrative penalty | 4 violations (3 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 27, 2020 | New York | Administrative penalty | 4 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 29, 2008 | New York | Administrative penalty | 15 violations (15 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 31, 2002 | New York | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 4, 2000 | New York | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 9, 1998 | New York | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
19 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Lead and Copper Rule
6 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Herkimer Village draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Herkimer Village.
Community systems that buy water from it
- East Herkimer Water District Herkimer, NY
- Herkimer WD #3 (Highland-Steuben) Herkimer, NY
- Manion Heights W.D. Mohawk, NY
Annual water quality report
Herkimer Village 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