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Community Water System · PWS NY4522501

Heritage Springs Water Works

Clifton Park, New York 12065 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,200
People served
343
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 343 drinking-water violations at Heritage Springs Water Works - above the New York per-system average.

343
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Heritage Springs Water Works

Heritage Springs Water Works is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,200 residents in Clifton Park, New York (Saratoga County) through 1,469 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 343 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 333 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 24 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%).

Heritage Springs Water Works's 343 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
3,200
Total Violations
343
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1,469
County
Saratoga
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
333
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 24 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 2023
CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2023
Benzene MR 15 2023
Styrene MR 15 2023
Vinyl chloride MR 15 2023
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2023
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 2023
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 2023
Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 2023
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2023
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2023
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2023
Trichloroethylene MR 15 2023
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 15 2023
Toluene MR 15 2023
Ethylbenzene MR 15 2023
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2023
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 15 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2017

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 Heritage Springs Water Works.

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 NY4522501 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 Heritage Springs Water Works 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
2023 Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2987
2023 CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2989
2023 Benzene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2990
2023 Styrene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2996
2023 Vinyl chloride MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2976
2023 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2979
2023 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2980
2023 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2981
2023 Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2982
2023 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2983
2023 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2378
2023 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2380
2023 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2968
2023 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2969
2023 Trichloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / NY4522501 / 2984

How Heritage Springs Water Works Compares

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

Metric Heritage Springs Water Works New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 343 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 3,200 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 Heritage Springs Water Works water safe to drink? ▼
Heritage Springs Water Works (PWS ID: NY4522501) has 343 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Heritage Springs Water Works serve? ▼
Heritage Springs Water Works serves 3,200 people in Clifton Park, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,469 service connections.
What type of violations does Heritage Springs Water Works have? ▼
Heritage Springs Water Works has 343 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 333 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Heritage Springs Water Works water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Heritage Springs Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Heritage Springs Water Works use? ▼
Heritage Springs Water Works 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.