Is Bethlehem Wd No 1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Albany

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	20.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.4 µg/L	110/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	98.705 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 195 µg/L	110/110	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	115.1 µg/L 144% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 205.3 µg/L	110/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	74.545 µg/L 124% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 109 µg/L	108/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 72 µg/L	104/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	42.2815 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	100/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.8 µg/L	75/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.0425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.6 µg/L	52/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.454 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.62 µg/L	35/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2817.5 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2870 µg/L	26/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	175.15 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	18/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.328 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	13/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Dalapon	3.06 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	5/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	141 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/10	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	0.6900 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/110	SYR4	2012–2019

85 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PENMAN, PAUL
Phone: 518-439-4955
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bethlehem Wd No 1

Is Bethlehem Wd No 1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Bethlehem Wd No 1's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bethlehem Wd No 1's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bethlehem Wd No 1 serve?

Bethlehem Wd No 1 reports serving 31,000 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Bethlehem Wd No 1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 47 violations on file for Bethlehem Wd No 1, of which 35 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.