Question 1

Is Princetown Water Supply water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Princetown Water Supply (PWS ID: NY4600093) has 548 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 900 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Princetown Water Supply serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Princetown Water Supply serves 900 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Princetown or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 332 service connections. The operator address is listed in Princetown, New York.

Question 3

What type of violations does Princetown Water Supply have?

Accepted Answer

Princetown Water Supply has 548 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 528 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Princetown Water Supply water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Princetown Water Supply under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Princetown Water Supply use?

Accepted Answer

Princetown Water Supply 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 Princetown Water Supply sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Princetown Water Supply ranks #21,126 of 29,740 by people served, and #824 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 Princetown Water Supply's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Princetown Water Supply has 548 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 4% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 96% of that cohort has fewer violations than Princetown Water Supply. 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
Endrin	MR	12	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	12	2002
Dalapon	MR	12	2002
Toxaphene	MR	12	2002
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	12	2002
Pentachlorophenol	MR	12	2002
2,4,5-TP	MR	12	2002
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	12	2002
Heptachlor	MR	12	2002
LASSO	MR	12	2002
Aldicarb	MR	12	2002
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	12	2002
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	12	2002
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	12	2002
Dinoseb	MR	12	2002
Simazine	MR	12	2002
Chlordane	MR	12	2002
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	12	2002
Methoxychlor	MR	12	2002
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	12	2002
Atrazine	MR	12	2002
Carbofuran	MR	12	2002
OXAMYL	MR	12	2002
BHC-GAMMA	MR	12	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	12	2002
2,4-D	MR	12	2002
Picloram	MR	12	2002
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	12	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	9	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	9	2002

Princetown Water Supply

Princetown Water Supply standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Princetown Water Supply

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints