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Schaghticoke Water District #2

Serves an area of Rensselaer County, NY · 600 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Schaghticoke Water District #2 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NY4100048
  • MELROSE
  • NY
  • 600 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 12121
EPA system ID NY4100048

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

Key facts

  • Schaghticoke Water District #2 buys its water from Mechanicville City.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New York, March 2022.
  • Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 218 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
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 220 Oct 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1988

EPA's records for Schaghticoke Water District #2 go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
2000s 0 2
2020s 2 2

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Schaghticoke Water District #2 in 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 1, 2022 New York Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 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

Schaghticoke Water District #2 buys its water from Mechanicville City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Schaghticoke Water District #2 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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