Community Water System · PWS NY0100192
Cohoes City
Operator location Cohoes, New York - larger served population (> 3,309) at 16,883 people served; 66 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 16,883
- People served (this PWS)
- 66
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 14
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Cohoes City standing, mid SDWIS violation third
16,883 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 21% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,123 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Cohoes City lands in the middle third by violation volume (66), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (16,883; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 21% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #3,123 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #109 of 1,204
- Population · NY
- 66
- Total EPA violations on record
- 21%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,738
- County
- Albany
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 45
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 6
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 35 | 2003 |
| TTHM | MCL | 6 | 2000 |
| Nitrate | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | TT | 3 | 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2021 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 1995 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | 2014 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2025 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Cohoes City has 66 recorded EPA violations, 64% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 36% carry more. 21% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 66), and it ranks #3,123 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
66 Around the middle fewer violations than 36% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 115 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/5/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/5/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/5/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/3/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/3/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/3/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/3/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/3/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/3/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/3/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/3/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/3/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/3/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/3/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/3/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/3/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/3/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Cohoes City
EPA SDWIS lists 16,883 people served and 4,738 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems
Nationwide peers
66 violations · 16,883 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Cohoes City
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in New York compares on the same EPA violation measures. New York systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.