Public water system record
Poestenkill WD#1
Serves Poestenkill, Rensselaer County, NY · 752 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Poestenkill WD#1 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Poestenkill WD#1 buys its water from Brunswick Consolidated Water District.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 88.875 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, July 2022.
- Record on file since 2011, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 397 unknown out of 478 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.875 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.275 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 2011
EPA's records for Poestenkill WD#1 go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 4 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.58 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.01 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Poestenkill WD#1 in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2022 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
4 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Poestenkill WD#1 buys its water from Brunswick Consolidated Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Poestenkill WD#1.
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Annual water quality report
Poestenkill WD#1 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.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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