Question 1

Is Bright Horizons Childrens Center water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Bright Horizons Childrens Center (PWS ID: NY1330464) has 76 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 100 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Bright Horizons Childrens Center serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Bright Horizons Childrens Center serves 100 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Hopewell Junction or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Hopewell Junction, New York.

Question 3

What type of violations does Bright Horizons Childrens Center have?

Accepted Answer

Bright Horizons Childrens Center has 76 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.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Bright Horizons Childrens Center water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Bright Horizons Childrens Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Bright Horizons Childrens Center use?

Accepted Answer

Bright Horizons Childrens Center 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.

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

How does Bright Horizons Childrens Center's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Bright Horizons Childrens Center has 76 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 33% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 67% of that cohort has fewer violations than Bright Horizons Childrens Center. 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	8	2010
Arsenic	MR	2	2005
Cadmium	MR	2	2005
CYANIDE	MR	2	2005
Mercury	MR	2	2005
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2005
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2005
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2006
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2006
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2006
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Benzene	MR	2	2006
Styrene	MR	2	2006
Chromium	MR	2	2005
Barium	MR	2	2005
Fluoride	MR	2	2005
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2006

Bright Horizons Childrens Center

Bright Horizons Childrens Center standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Bright Horizons Childrens Center

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load