Is Cape Vincent Village Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-19 → 2000-05-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-19 → 2000-05-02

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	15.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.4 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	42.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 66.9 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.735 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	23.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.3 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	64.35 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 94.3 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	38.7 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 51.6 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	41/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	26/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	12.245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.7 µg/L	14/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	357 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0127 mg/L 85% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
Barium	22.88 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6730 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.3 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014
Lead	1.9 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

55 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CAPE VINCENT MAYOR AND VILLAGE BOARD
Phone: 315-654-2533
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Cape Vincent Village

Is Cape Vincent Village tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Cape Vincent Village'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 Cape Vincent Village's water?

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

How many people does Cape Vincent Village serve?

Cape Vincent Village reports serving 1,500 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Cape Vincent Village had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Cape Vincent Village, of which 3 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.