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Liberty Village

Serves Liberty, Sullivan County, NY · 3,900 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Liberty Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • NY5203329
  • LIBERTY
  • NY
  • 3,900 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 12754
EPA system ID NY5203329

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Liberty Village draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 61.9 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New York, February 2011.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,773 unknown out of 1,773 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.9 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 25, 2024 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Liberty Village go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 7
2000s 0 15
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 3

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Liberty Village in 2011, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2011.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 1, 2011 New York Administrative penalty 2 violations: Nitrate

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Liberty Village draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Liberty Village.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Liberty Village 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

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