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Glens Falls City

Serves Glens Falls, Warren County, NY · 14,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Glens Falls City in the last ten years.

  • NY5600104
  • GLENS FALLS
  • NY
  • 14,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 12801
EPA system ID NY5600104

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

Key facts

  • Glens Falls City draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New York, September 2001.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 11 lead and 2,090 unknown out of 5,226 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
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Glens Falls City go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (16 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 7 1
2000s 5 40
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 117.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1998 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1997 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Glens Falls City between 1993 and 2001. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2001.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 27, 2001 New York Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Oct 4, 1999 New York Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jul 1, 1993 New York Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Glens Falls City draws water from 4 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Queensbury Water District.

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Annual water quality report

Glens Falls City 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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