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Yandos Apartments

Dannemora, New York 12929 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 48 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

48
People served
1,667
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,667 drinking-water violations at Yandos Apartments - above the New York per-system average.

1,667
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
48
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Yandos Apartments

Yandos Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 48 residents in Dannemora, New York (Clinton County) through 17 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,667 total violations for this system , of which 6 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,567 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 141 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New York, EPA tracks 8,098 public water systems serving 19,294,951 people, with 552,003 cumulative violations and 26,817 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 68.2 violations. Statewide, 129 of 332 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (38.9%).

Yandos Apartments's 1,667 violations sit above the New York average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
48
Total Violations
1,667
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
17
County
Clinton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
1,567
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 141 2010
Endrin MR 30 2008
Toxaphene MR 30 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 30 2008
Dalapon MR 30 2008
Simazine MR 30 2008
Dinoseb MR 30 2008
Atrazine MR 30 2008
LASSO MR 30 2008
Heptachlor MR 30 2008
Heptachlor epoxide MR 30 2008
2,4,5-TP MR 30 2008
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 30 2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 30 2008
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 30 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 30 2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 30 2008
Picloram MR 30 2008
Chlordane MR 30 2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 30 2008
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 30 2008
Aldicarb sulfone MR 30 2008
BHC-GAMMA MR 30 2008
OXAMYL MR 30 2008
Carbofuran MR 30 2008
Aldicarb MR 30 2008
Pentachlorophenol MR 30 2008
2,4-D MR 30 2008
Methoxychlor MR 30 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 26 2008

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Yandos Apartments.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NY0930139 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New York Drinking Water Authority

New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Yandos Apartments under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NY regulator portal

Source: New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 8000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 5200
2022 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 1040
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 141 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 3100
2008 Endrin MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2005
2008 Toxaphene MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2020
2008 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2035
2008 Dalapon MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2031
2008 Simazine MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2037
2008 Dinoseb MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2041
2008 Atrazine MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2050
2008 LASSO MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2051
2008 Heptachlor MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2065
2008 Heptachlor epoxide MR 30 SDWIS / NY0930139 / 2067

How Yandos Apartments Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Yandos Apartments New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,667 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 3.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 38.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 48 2,383 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 8,098 regulated public water systems in New York.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Yandos Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Yandos Apartments (PWS ID: NY0930139) has 1667 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 48 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Yandos Apartments serve? ▼
Yandos Apartments serves 48 people in Dannemora, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 17 service connections.
What type of violations does Yandos Apartments have? ▼
Yandos Apartments has 1,667 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,567 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Yandos Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Yandos Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Yandos Apartments use? ▼
Yandos Apartments uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.