Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NY1032626
Chatham Fair Water Distribution
Chatham, New York 12037 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 53,700 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 53,700
- People served
- 10
- EPA violations
- 0
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 10 drinking-water violations at Chatham Fair Water Distribution - below the New York per-system average.
- 10
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 53,700
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Chatham Fair Water Distribution
Chatham Fair Water Distribution is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 53,700 residents in Chatham, New York (Columbia County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 10 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.
No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. 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%).
Chatham Fair Water Distribution's 10 violations sit below 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Columbia
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 0
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
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 Chatham Fair Water Distribution.
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 NY1032626 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
New York Drinking Water Authority
New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Chatham Fair Water Distribution under EPA-delegated authority.
Open NY regulator portalSource: New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems
How Chatham Fair Water Distribution Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Chatham Fair Water Distribution | New York avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 10 | 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 | 53,700 | 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 |
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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.