Question 1

Is Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation (PWS ID: NY1330108) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 600 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation serves 600 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Wappingers Falls or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 193 service connections. The operator address is listed in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Question 3

What type of violations does Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation have?

Accepted Answer

Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation has 111 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 98 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation use?

Accepted Answer

Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation ranks #26,429 of 29,740 by people served, and #1,045 of 1,204 in New York. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation has 111 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 25% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 75% of that cohort has fewer violations than Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	17	2013
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2006
Barium	MR	2	2010
CYANIDE	MR	2	2010
Fluoride	MR	2	2010
Mercury	MR	2	2010
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2010
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2010
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2010
Selenium	MR	2	2010
Endrin	MR	2	2010
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2010
Toxaphene	MR	2	2010
Dalapon	MR	2	2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2010
Picloram	MR	2	2010
Dinoseb	MR	2	2010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2010
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	2010
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	2010
Carbofuran	MR	2	2010
Aldicarb	MR	2	2010
Atrazine	MR	2	2010
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2010
2,4-D	MR	2	2010
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2010
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2010
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2010
Chlordane	MR	2	2010

Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation

Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Covered Bridge Water Works Corporation

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints