Question 1

Is Albany Community School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Albany Community School (PWS ID: VT0020563) has 101 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 245 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Albany Community School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Albany Community School serves 245 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Albany or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Albany, Vermont.

Question 3

What type of violations does Albany Community School have?

Accepted Answer

Albany Community School has 101 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 97 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Albany Community School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Albany Community School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Albany Community School use?

Accepted Answer

Albany Community School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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 Albany Community School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Albany Community School has 101 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 26% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Albany Community School. 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	5	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2023
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2001
Benzene	MR	4	2001
Toluene	MR	4	2001
Styrene	MR	4	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2001

Albany Community School

Albany Community School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Albany Community School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load