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Community Water System · PWS NY5630038

Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc

Glens Falls, New York 12801 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
926
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 926 drinking-water violations at Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc, 2% of them health-based - above the New York per-system average.

926
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc

Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Glens Falls, New York (Warren County) through 24 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 926 total violations for this system , of which 14 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 888 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, recorded in 32 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, 98 of 332 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (29.5%).

Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc's 926 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
50
Total Violations
926
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
24
County
Warren
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
888
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 32 2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 32 2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 32 2008
CHLOROBENZENE MR 32 2008
Benzene MR 32 2008
Styrene MR 32 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 32 2008
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 32 2008
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 32 2008
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 32 2008
Trichloroethylene MR 32 2008
Tetrachloroethylene MR 32 2008
Ethylbenzene MR 32 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 32 2008
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 32 2008
Vinyl chloride MR 32 2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 32 2008
Toluene MR 32 2008
Carbon tetrachloride MR 32 2008
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 32 2008
Methoxychlor MR 8 2006
Toxaphene MR 8 2006
Dalapon MR 8 2006
Simazine MR 8 2006
Picloram MR 8 2006
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 8 2006
Aldicarb sulfone MR 8 2006
Aldicarb MR 8 2006
Heptachlor MR 8 2006
Heptachlor epoxide MR 8 2006

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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc.

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 NY5630038 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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc 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
2015 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2456
2009 Lead TT 8 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 1030
2008 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2979
2008 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2981
2008 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2985
2008 CHLOROBENZENE MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2989
2008 Benzene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2990
2008 Styrene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2996
2008 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2380
2008 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2964
2008 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2969
2008 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2980
2008 Trichloroethylene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2984
2008 Tetrachloroethylene MR 32 SDWIS / NY5630038 / 2987

How Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc Compares

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

Metric Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc New York avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 926 68.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 3.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 29.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 50 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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc water safe to drink? ▼
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc (PWS ID: NY5630038) has 926 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc serve? ▼
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc serves 50 people in Glens Falls, New York. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 24 service connections.
What type of violations does Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc have? ▼
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc has 926 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 888 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc use? ▼
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc 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.