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Community Water System · PWS NY2230066

Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5

Watertown, New York 13601 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
263
EPA violations
198
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 263 drinking-water violations at Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5, 75% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

263
Total EPA violations on record
75%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5

Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in Watertown, New York (Jefferson County) through 332 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 263 total violations for this system , of which 198 (75%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 64 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 138 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5's 263 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
1,000
Total Violations
263
Health-Based Violations
198
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
332
County
Jefferson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
198
Monitoring Violations
64
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 138 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 60 2022
TTHM MR 14 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2013
Combined Uranium MR 8 2016
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 8 2016
Radium-226 MR 8 2016
Radium-228 MR 8 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2005

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 Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5.

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 NY2230066 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 Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 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
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 60 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 2456
2021 TTHM MCL 138 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 2950
2016 Combined Uranium MR 8 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 4006
2016 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 8 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 4010
2016 Radium-226 MR 8 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 4020
2016 Radium-228 MR 8 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 4030
2013 TTHM MR 14 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 2456
2005 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / NY2230066 / 5000

How Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 Compares

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

Metric Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 263 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 198 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 1,000 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 Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 water safe to drink? ▼
Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 (PWS ID: NY2230066) has 263 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 serve? ▼
Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 serves 1,000 people in Watertown, New York. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 332 service connections.
What type of violations does Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 have? ▼
Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 has 263 total violations: 198 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 use? ▼
Pamelia Town WD 4 & 5 uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.