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Community Water System · PWS NY4500187

Rowlands Hollow Subdivision

Gansevoort, New York 12831 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,502 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,502
People served
111
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 111 drinking-water violations at Rowlands Hollow Subdivision - above the New York per-system average.

111
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,502
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Rowlands Hollow Subdivision

Rowlands Hollow Subdivision is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,502 residents in Gansevoort, New York (Saratoga County) through 601 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 111 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 94 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 Nitrate, recorded in 11 violations (MR). 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%).

Rowlands Hollow Subdivision's 111 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
1,502
Total Violations
111
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
601
County
Saratoga
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
94
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 11 2022
TTHM MR 9 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2014
Radium-226 MR 4 2003
Radium-228 MR 4 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2003
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2003
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2003
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2003
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2003
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2003
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2003
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2003
Benzene MR 2 2003
Styrene MR 2 2003
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2003
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2003
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2003
Toluene MR 2 2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2003
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2003
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2003
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2003
Fluoride MR 1 1980
Selenium MR 1 1980

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 Rowlands Hollow Subdivision.

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 NY4500187 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 Rowlands Hollow Subdivision 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 Nitrate MR 11 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 1040
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 7000
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 5000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 8000
2014 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2950
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2456
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 3100
2008 Radium-228 MR 4 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 4030
2003 Radium-226 MR 4 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 4020
2003 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2378
2003 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2380
2003 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2968
2003 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2976
2003 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2979
2003 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / NY4500187 / 2980

How Rowlands Hollow Subdivision Compares

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

Metric Rowlands Hollow Subdivision New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 111 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 1,502 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 Rowlands Hollow Subdivision water safe to drink? ▼
Rowlands Hollow Subdivision (PWS ID: NY4500187) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,502 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Rowlands Hollow Subdivision serve? ▼
Rowlands Hollow Subdivision serves 1,502 people in Gansevoort, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 601 service connections.
What type of violations does Rowlands Hollow Subdivision have? ▼
Rowlands Hollow Subdivision has 111 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 94 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Rowlands Hollow Subdivision water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Rowlands Hollow Subdivision under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Rowlands Hollow Subdivision use? ▼
Rowlands Hollow Subdivision uses Groundwater 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.