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Community Water System · PWS NY1000237

Taconic Shores

Copake, New York 12516 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 950 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

950
People served
174
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 174 drinking-water violations at Taconic Shores, 2% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

174
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
950
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Taconic Shores

Taconic Shores is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 950 residents in Copake, New York (Columbia County) through 400 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 174 total violations for this system , of which 4 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 128 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 19 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%).

Taconic Shores's 174 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
950
Total Violations
174
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
400
County
Columbia
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
128
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2010
Radium-228 MR 4 2008
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 2022
LASSO MR 4 2022
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2022
Combined Uranium MR 2 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 2 2008
Radium-226 MR 2 2008
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 2008
Arsenic MR 2 2011
Barium MR 2 2011
Cadmium MR 2 2011
Fluoride MR 2 2011
Antimony, Total MR 2 2011
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2011
Thallium, Total MR 2 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2009
Asbestos MR 2 2016
Methoxychlor MR 2 2022
Toxaphene MR 2 2022
Dalapon MR 2 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2022
OXAMYL MR 2 2022
Simazine MR 2 2022
Picloram MR 2 2022
Dinoseb MR 2 2022
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 2022
Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 2022
Carbofuran MR 2 2022

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 Taconic Shores.

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 NY1000237 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 Taconic Shores 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 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 5200
2022 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2946
2022 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2051
2022 BHC-GAMMA MR 4 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2010
2022 Methoxychlor MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2015
2022 Toxaphene MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2020
2022 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2031
2022 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2035
2022 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2036
2022 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2037
2022 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2040
2022 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2041
2022 Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2043
2022 Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 SDWIS / NY1000237 / 2044

How Taconic Shores Compares

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

Metric Taconic Shores New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 174 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 950 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 Taconic Shores water safe to drink? ▼
Taconic Shores (PWS ID: NY1000237) has 174 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 950 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Taconic Shores serve? ▼
Taconic Shores serves 950 people in Copake, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 400 service connections.
What type of violations does Taconic Shores have? ▼
Taconic Shores has 174 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 128 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Taconic Shores water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Taconic Shores under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Taconic Shores use? ▼
Taconic Shores 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.