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Lake George Village

Lake George, New York 12845 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,800
People served
52
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 52 drinking-water violations at Lake George Village, 12% of them health-based - below the New York per-system average.

52
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake George Village

Lake George Village is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,800 residents in Lake George, New York (Warren County) through 1,400 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 52 total violations for this system , of which 6 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 32 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 19 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%).

Lake George Village's 52 violations sit below 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
1,800
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,400
County
Warren
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
32
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2025
Lead TT 4 2004
CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 2006
Nitrate MR 3 2005
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 1992

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 Lake George Village.

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 NY5600106 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 Lake George Village 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 8000
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 3100
2006 CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 2920
2005 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 1040
2004 Lead TT 4 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 1030
1992 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / NY5600106 / 0200

How Lake George Village Compares

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

Metric Lake George Village New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 52 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 1,800 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 Lake George Village water safe to drink? ▼
Lake George Village (PWS ID: NY5600106) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,800 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Lake George Village serve? ▼
Lake George Village serves 1,800 people in Lake George, New York. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,400 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake George Village have? ▼
Lake George Village has 52 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 32 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake George Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake George Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake George Village use? ▼
Lake George Village uses Surface Water 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.