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Scotia Village Water Works

Serves Scotia, Schenectady County, NY · 12,800 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Scotia Village Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NY4600071
  • SCOTIA
  • NY
  • 12,800 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 12302
EPA system ID NY4600071

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Scotia Village Water Works draws water from 4 wells.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 18 lead and 3,741 unknown out of 3,872 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2018 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 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Scotia Village Water Works go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2007, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Scotia Village Water Works draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Glenville WD #11.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Scotia Village 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.

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Testing your own water

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