Question 1

Is Washington Center water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Washington Center (PWS ID: NY5710494) has 181 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 225 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Washington Center serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Washington Center serves 225 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Argyle or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Argyle, New York.

Question 3

What type of violations does Washington Center have?

Accepted Answer

Washington Center has 181 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 153 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Washington Center water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Washington Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Washington Center use?

Accepted Answer

Washington Center 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

How does Washington Center's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Washington Center has 181 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Washington Center. 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
Nitrate	MR	11	2015
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2015
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	7	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	6	2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	6	2024
COPPER, FREE	TT	4	2011
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	4	2000
Radium-228	MR	4	2008
Fluoride	MR	2	2000
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2000
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2000
Nickel	MR	2	2000
CYANIDE	MR	2	2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2000
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2000
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2000
Chlordane	MR	2	2000
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2000
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2000
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2000
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2000
LASSO	MR	2	2000
Atrazine	MR	2	2000
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	2000
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	2000
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2000
Dinoseb	MR	2	2000
Picloram	MR	2	2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2000

Washington Center

Washington Center standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Washington Center

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load