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East Greenbush General W.D.

Serves Rensselaer, East Greenbush and Hampton Manor, Rensselaer County, NY · 15,843 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for East Greenbush General W.D. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NY4100051
  • EAST GREENBUSH
  • NY
  • 15,843 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 12140
EPA system ID NY4100051

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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

  • East Greenbush General W.D. buys its water from Troy City PWS.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 80.18 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New York, July 2022.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,149 unknown out of 5,232 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 80.18 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 220 Apr 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
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for East Greenbush General W.D. go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 2 0

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against East Greenbush General W.D. in 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 11, 2022 New York Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 22, 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

East Greenbush General W.D. buys its water from Troy City PWS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from East Greenbush General W.D. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to East Greenbush General W.D.

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Annual water quality report

East Greenbush General W.D. 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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