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Highland Falls Village

Serves Highland Falls, Orange County, NY · 4,101 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Highland Falls Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • NY3503532
  • HIGHLAND FALLS
  • NY
  • 4,101 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 10928
EPA system ID NY3503532

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Highland Falls Village draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 952 unknown out of 1,133 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Highland Falls Village go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 3 1

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

3 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Highland Falls Village draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Highland Falls Village.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Highland Falls 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.

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