Is Brinkerhoff Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Dutchess

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-03-15
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-03-15
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-06-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-06-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-06-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-06-01

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0076 µg/L	2/2	2023
PFBS	0.0090 µg/L	2/2	2023
Pfhxa	0.0055 µg/L	2/2	2023
PFOA	0.0086 µg/L	2/2	2023
PFOS	0.0062 µg/L	2/2	2023
Pfpea	0.0064 µg/L	2/2	2023

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
Nitrate	2980 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	13.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	41.15 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.435 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.712 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0076 mg/L 51% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2021
Chloroform	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2057.5 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2090 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	31.2 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	4.79 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	0.3561 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.4750 pCi/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.6800 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	102 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019

80 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FISHKILL SUPERVISOR AND TOWN BOARD
Phone: 845-831-7800
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Brinkerhoff Water District

Is Brinkerhoff Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Brinkerhoff Water District'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 Brinkerhoff Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Dibromoacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Brinkerhoff Water District serve?

Brinkerhoff Water District reports serving 3,788 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Brinkerhoff Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Brinkerhoff Water District, of which 2 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.