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Watertown Town WD 3 & 4 & 5

Serves an area of Jefferson County, NY · 750 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Watertown Town WD 3 & 4 & 5 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • NY2202352
  • WATERTOWN
  • NY
  • 750 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 13601
EPA system ID NY2202352

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
5
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Watertown Town WD 3 & 4 & 5 buys its water from Watertown City.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 116 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2022.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 61 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.8 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 110.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 116 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No

Enforcement actions

EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Watertown Town WD 3 & 4 & 5 between 2019 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 28, 2022 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 10, 2020 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 4, 2019 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Watertown Town WD 3 & 4 & 5 buys its water from Watertown City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Watertown Town WD 3 & 4 & 5 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.

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