Public water system record
Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley
Serves an area of Putnam County, NY · 200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley 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
- 0
Key facts
- Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, August 2006.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 74 unknown out of 80 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley and issued 4 boil water orders between 2002 and 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2006 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 11, 2005 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 11, 2005 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 24, 2005 | New York | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 28, 2002 | New York | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Carmel WD 6-Shell Valley for a copy.
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