Question 1

Is Remsen Village water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Remsen Village (PWS ID: NY3202404) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 618 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Remsen Village serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Remsen Village serves 618 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Remsen or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 203 service connections. The operator address is listed in Remsen, New York.

Question 3

What type of violations does Remsen Village have?

Accepted Answer

Remsen Village has 104 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 59 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Remsen Village water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Remsen Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Remsen Village use?

Accepted Answer

Remsen Village 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 Remsen Village sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Remsen Village ranks #25,820 of 29,740 by people served, and #1,028 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 Remsen Village's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Remsen Village has 104 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 26% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 74% of that cohort has fewer violations than Remsen Village. 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	9	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	7	2008
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	7	2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	5	1993
Nitrate	MR	5	1995
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1994
Endrin	MR	2	1994
Aldicarb	MR	2	1994
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	1994
Chlordane	MR	2	1994
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	1994
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1994
Heptachlor	MR	2	1994
Atrazine	MR	2	1994
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1994
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	1994
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	1994
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	1994
Methoxychlor	MR	2	1994
2,4-D	MR	2	1994
Toxaphene	MR	2	1994
LASSO	MR	2	1994
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1994
Carbofuran	MR	2	1994

Remsen Village

Remsen Village standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Remsen Village

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints