Public water system record
Little Falls City
Serves Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY · 4,605 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Little Falls 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
- 1
Key facts
- Little Falls City draws water from 3 surface water intakes and 2 springs.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, October 2003.
- Record on file since 2001, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,050 lead and 640 unknown out of 1,813 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Little Falls City go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began October 2003, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 20, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Little Falls City and issued 1 boil water order between 2002 and 2003. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2003 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 6, 2002 | New York | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Little Falls City draws water from 3 surface water intakes and 2 springs.
Annual water quality report
Little Falls 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.
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