Is Ray Brook Wd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-05-01 → 2004-05-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-05-01 → 2004-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31

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
Lead	0.0330 mg/L 220% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	3.335 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	7.155 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	50 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019

65 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NORTH ELBA SUPERVISOR AND TOWN BOARD
Phone: 518-523-2141

Frequently asked questions about Ray Brook Wd

Is Ray Brook Wd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 6 contaminants in Ray Brook Wd'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 Ray Brook Wd's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ray Brook Wd serve?

Ray Brook Wd reports serving 400 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Ray Brook Wd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 34 violations on file for Ray Brook Wd, of which 0 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.