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Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy)

Serves an area of Saratoga County, NY that includes Waterford · 9,800 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NY4500173
  • WATERFORD
  • NY
  • 9,800 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 12188
EPA system ID NY4500173

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) buys its water from Troy City PWS and Cohoes City.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, July 2004.
  • Record on file since 1983, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 284 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2020 Active

Full record since 1983

EPA's records for Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 29
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead, began October 2005, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) and issued 1 boil water order between 2000 and 2004. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 14, 2004 New York Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 18, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) buys its water from Troy City PWS and Cohoes City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy).

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Annual water quality report

Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) 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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