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Washington County, New York

Water Systems
118
Population Served
44,071
Total Violations
12,275
543 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

94.9%
Systems with Violations
104.0
Avg Violations per System
4.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
39 systems (33%)
SW
11 systems (9%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
25.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

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
Hudson Falls Village (Queensbury) 7,000 6 Clean
Kingsbury WD (Queensbury) 4,500 20 Clean
Fort Edward Village 3,300 90 Detected
Cambridge Water Works 3,000 57 -
Whitehall Village 2,800 569 -
Granville Village 2,450 68 -
Greenwich Village 2,000 153 -
Fort Edward WD #1 (Qby/Hf) 1,500 33 -
Washington Correctional 1,134 300 Clean
Moose Hillock Camping Resort 1,000 23 -
Salem Water Department 915 53 -
Stewarts Shop 448 - Hartford 910 18 -
Camp Chingachgook 850 71 -
North Granville WD #1 800 382 -
Golden Goal Tournament Park 640 47 -
Hartford Central School 532 329 -
Fort Ann Water Supply 530 91 -
Washington Co. Beach-Huletts 500 32 -
Washington Co. Beach-Lk Lauder 500 38 -
Kingsbury Industrial Park (Queensbury) 499 17 -
Argyle Village 495 241 -
Middle Falls Vol. Fire Dept. 400 185 -
Fort Miller Group 390 18 -
Granville - Mary J. Tanner Elementary 350 270 -
Gull Bay Beach 300 75 -
Cumberland Farms 1575 300 220 -
Willard Development 250 22 -
Greenwich Elks #2223 250 9 -
Washington Center 225 181 -
Battenkill Country Club 200 51 -
Lakeside Trailer Park - Argyle 200 50 -
American Legion Post #634 200 11 -
Lake Lauderdale Campground 200 21 -
Ice Cream Man 200 110 -
McDonalds of Greenwich 200 23 -
1925 Barn 200 23 -
Huletts Landing Bar & Grill 200 94 -
Camp Wakpominee 190 103 -
Adirondack Camp 175 45 -
Mountain View Mobile Estates - Kingsbury 150 673 -
Anitas Burger Den 150 43 -
Camp Little Notch 121 99 -
Battenkill River Ventures 120 80 -
Lake Hadlock Campground 100 23 -
Granite Hill Lodge and Campground 100 28 -
Bensons Restaurant 100 77 -
Bruces Campground 100 13 -
Dunkin Donuts - Greenwich 100 9 -
Cambridge Valley Machining 100 3 -
Hollingsworth & Vose - Easton 85 254 -

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 Washington County? ▼
Washington County has 12,275 total drinking water violations across 118 water systems, of which 543 are health-based violations. 94.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Washington County systems? ▼
Water systems in Washington County serve approximately 44,071 people through 118 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Washington County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Washington County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Washington County? ▼
Water systems in Washington County use GW (39 systems), SW (11 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. 4.4% of Washington 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.