Public water system record
Pocantico Hills Water District
Serves an area of Westchester County, NY · 329 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Pocantico Hills Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 9
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Pocantico Hills Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 83.28 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2022.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 51 unknown out of 94 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07052 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.45 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 70.58 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.28 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.81 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Pocantico Hills Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 1993, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Pocantico Hills Water District between 2019 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 4, 2019 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
9 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Pocantico Hills Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Pocantico Hills Water District 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Pocantico Hills Water District for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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