Is Port Ewen Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31

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	24.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.5 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	74.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 103 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	23.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	49.62 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 59 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	57/58	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	105.04 µg/L 131% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	57/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.7 µg/L	57/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.7045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.27 µg/L	38/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.863 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	27/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	23/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	701 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0037 mg/L 25% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Barium	14.58 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	6/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.23 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019

86 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ESOPUS TOWN SUPERVISOR
Phone: 845-331-0676

Frequently asked questions about Port Ewen Water District

Is Port Ewen Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Port Ewen 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 Port Ewen Water District's water?

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

How many people does Port Ewen Water District serve?

Port Ewen Water District reports serving 4,500 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Port Ewen Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 66 violations on file for Port Ewen Water District, of which 50 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.