Community Water System · PWS NY1500299
Willsboro WD
Operator location Willsboro, New York - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 86 EPA violations; surface water source; 1,571 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 1,571
- People served (this PWS)
- 86
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 12
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Willsboro WD standing, high SDWIS violation third
86 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 14% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #15,528 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Willsboro WD sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (86), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,571 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 14% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #15,528 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #562 of 1,204
- Population · NY
- 86
- Total EPA violations on record
- 14%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,200
- County
- Essex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 5
- Monitoring Violations
- 67
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 7
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 10 | 2000 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 6 | 2004 |
| TTHM | MR | 6 | 2004 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 5 | 2009 |
| TTHM | MCL | 5 | 2008 |
| Lead | TT | 4 | 2004 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2011 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Atrazine | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Chlordane | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| LASSO | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 1 | 1994 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Willsboro WD has 86 recorded EPA violations, 70% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 30% carry more. 14% of this system's own violations are health-based (12 of 86), and it ranks #15,528 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
86 Around the middle fewer violations than 30% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 7/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/18/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/18/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/18/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/6/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/6/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Willsboro WD
86 violations on record for NY1500299; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems
Nationwide peers
86 violations · 1,571 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Willsboro WD
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