Community Water System · PWS NY4600070
Schenectady City Water Works
Operator location Schenectady, New York - larger served population (> 3,309) at 61,821 people served; 113 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 61,821
- People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
- 113
- EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
- 1
- Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected
Schenectady City Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third
61,821 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #862 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Schenectady City Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (113), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (61,821; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #862 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #23 of 1,204
- Population · NY
- 113
- Total EPA violations on record
- 1%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 19,000
- County
- Schenectady
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 84
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Atrazine | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Picloram | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2007 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 1 | 1995 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Schenectady City Water Works has 113 recorded EPA violations, 76% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 24% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 113), and it ranks #862 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)
113 Higher than most more violations than 76% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems
Schenectady City Water Works plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.
Violation volume vs. health-based share
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/3/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/3/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/3/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/25/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/25/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/25/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/25/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/8/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/8/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/8/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/8/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Schenectady City Water Works
EPA SDWIS lists 61,821 people served and 19,000 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems
Nationwide peers
113 violations · 61,821 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 with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Schenectady City Water Works
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