Public water system record
Schenectady City Water Works
Serves Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY · 61,821 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Schenectady City Water Works 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
- Schenectady City Water Works draws water from 9 wells.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 20,410 unknown out of 21,130 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 1993
EPA's records for Schenectady City Water Works go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 29 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1995, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Schenectady City Water Works draws water from 9 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Schenectady City Water Works.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Niskayuna Consolidated WD #11 Niskayuna, NY
Annual water quality report
Schenectady City Water Works 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.
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