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Schoharie County, New York

Water Systems
67
Population Served
20,230
Total Violations
3,711
1,054 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

91.0%
Systems with Violations
55.4
Avg Violations per System
28.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (63%)
SW
8 systems (12%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Schoharie New York water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (47)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Cobleskill Village 4,678 43 Clean
Middleburgh Village 1,500 144 -
Warnerville Water District # 1 1,300 85 -
Schoharie Village 922 220 -
Richmondville Village 918 33 -
C-R High School 800 0 -
Oorah Inc (Boys Zone) 600 68 -
Oorah Inc (Girls Zone) 590 31 -
Central Bridge Water District 560 710 -
Sharon Springs Village 504 316 -
Sloansville Yogi Food Mart 500 50 -
Quickway # 130 500 46 -
Cobleskill Water District 500 12 -
Schoharie Business Park 490 142 -
Capital Region Career & Tech Center 485 40 -
Gilboa-Conesville Central School 480 32 -
Nickerson Catskill Mtn Campground/KOA 420 27 -
Minekill State Park 315 4 -
Blenheim Hill Farm 315 9 -
Jefferson Water District 300 82 -
The Meadows 300 28 -
Apple Food & Grocery Cb 200 44 -
North Creek Enterprises 200 18 -
The Gathering Place 200 7 -
New York Power Authority Power House 150 20 -
Oorah Inc (the Venetian) 150 101 -
Lexington Arc Day Treatment Center 150 0 -
Lexington Arc - Toepath Industries 135 13 -
Twin Oaks Campsite 125 48 -
Max V Shaul State Park 117 10 -
Creekside Village MHP 115 151 Clean
Howe Caverns 100 30 -
Middleburgh Rod & Gun Club 100 110 -
Schoharie Valley Farms 100 16 -
Horseshoe Cafe 100 14 -
Schoharie County Public Safety Facility 90 0 -
Hide a Way Campsites 84 39 -
Universal Plastics 80 27 -
New York Power Authority Visitors Center 55 18 -
West Conesville Water District 54 13 -
Valley MHP LLC 51 17 -
Dairyland 50 24 -
New York Power Authority Security Compl 50 32 -
Country Roads Campsites 50 11 -
Hess Express 32389 Cobleskill 50 51 -
Little Lake Campground 50 8 -
Perrones Farm 50 5 -
Waterfalls Campsite 48 10 -
Trout Haven Lake Association 45 100 -
Lancaster Development, Inc. 40 11 -

Other Counties in New York

Richmond County
1 systems · 8,271,000 served · 47 violations
Suffolk County
152 systems · 1,387,905 served · 3,402 violations
Nassau County
44 systems · 1,387,489 served · 7,471 violations
Westchester County
274 systems · 992,853 served · 15,832 violations
Erie County
108 systems · 955,615 served · 7,606 violations
Onondaga County
88 systems · 615,889 served · 2,561 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Schoharie County? ▼
Schoharie County has 3,711 total drinking water violations across 67 water systems, of which 1,054 are health-based violations. 91.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Schoharie County systems? ▼
Water systems in Schoharie County serve approximately 20,230 people through 67 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Schoharie County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Schoharie County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Schoharie County? ▼
Water systems in Schoharie County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 28.4% of Schoharie County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.