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Fort Drum

Serves Fort Drum, Jefferson County, NY · 34,000 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Fort Drum in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NY2212214
  • FORT DRUM
  • NY
  • 34,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 13602
EPA system ID NY2212214

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Fort Drum draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 90.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, July 2018.
  • Record on file since 2008, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,248 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 83.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 2008

EPA's records for Fort Drum go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2010, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Fort Drum in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 5, 2018 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Fort Drum draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Danc (Watertown / Ft. Drum). 1 other community water system buys water from Fort Drum.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Fort Drum 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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