Community Water System · PWS NY5704191
Washington Correctional
Operator location Albany, New York - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 300 EPA violations; surface water source; 1,134 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 1,134
- People served (this PWS)
- 300
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 2
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Washington Correctional standing, high SDWIS violation third
300 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). 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 #18,352 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Washington Correctional sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (300), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,134 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #18,352 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #681 of 1,204
- Population · NY
- 300
- 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 104
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 269
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 51 | 2025 |
| TTHM | MR | 11 | 2020 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 11 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | 2006 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 8 | 2007 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 8 | 2007 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 8 | 2014 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 6 | 2006 |
| Toluene | MR | 5 | 2018 |
| Endrin | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 2007 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Washington Correctional has 300 recorded EPA violations, 91% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 9% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 300), and it ranks #18,352 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)
300 Higher than most more violations than 91% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeS | 8/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/16/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/16/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/16/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/16/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/16/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/16/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/9/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/9/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/9/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Washington Correctional
300 violations on record for NY5704191; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · New York State Department of Health, Public Water Systems
Nationwide peers
300 violations · 1,134 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 near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Washington Correctional
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