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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NY1030076

Taconic Hills School

Craryville, New York 12529 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,500
People served
80
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 80 drinking-water violations at Taconic Hills School - above the New York per-system average.

80
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Taconic Hills School

Taconic Hills School is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,500 residents in Craryville, New York (Columbia County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 80 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 72 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 8 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 Hills School's 80 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
2,500
Total Violations
80
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Columbia
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
72
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2019
Nitrate MR 4 2017
Endrin MR 2 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2014
OXAMYL MR 2 2014
Simazine MR 2 2014
Dinoseb MR 2 2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2014
Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 2014
LASSO MR 2 2014
Heptachlor MR 2 2014
Chlordane MR 2 2014
TTHM MR 2 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2017
Toxaphene MR 2 2014
Aldicarb MR 2 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2014
Carbofuran MR 2 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2014
Atrazine MR 2 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2014
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2014
Dalapon MR 2 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2014
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2014
Picloram MR 2 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2014
Methoxychlor MR 2 2014

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 Hills School.

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 NY1030076 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 Hills School 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
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 5000
2017 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 1040
2017 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2456
2014 Endrin MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2005
2014 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2010
2014 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2035
2014 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2036
2014 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2037
2014 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2041
2014 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2042
2014 Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2044
2014 LASSO MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2051
2014 Heptachlor MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2065
2014 Chlordane MR 2 SDWIS / NY1030076 / 2959

How Taconic Hills School Compares

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

Metric Taconic Hills School New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 80 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 2,500 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 Hills School water safe to drink? ▼
Taconic Hills School (PWS ID: NY1030076) has 80 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Taconic Hills School serve? ▼
Taconic Hills School serves 2,500 people in Craryville, New York. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Taconic Hills School have? ▼
Taconic Hills School has 80 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 72 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Taconic Hills School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Taconic Hills School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Taconic Hills School use? ▼
Taconic Hills School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.