Clifton Park Water Authority

PWSID: NY4500175

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 96% of water systems in New York.

Violation trend: 25.8 per year over the last 5 years, up from 1.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served35,000
Service Connections13,817
Water SourceSurface Water Purchased
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPublic/Private
StatusActive
CityClifton Park
EPA ZIP on File12065

Areas Served

  • Saratoga County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0019 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0017 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2021-10-01Open

Violation History (138 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
2950MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2005MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2010MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2015MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2020MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2021MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2022MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2031MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2035MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2036MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2037MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2039MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2040MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2041MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2042MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2043MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2044MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2045MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2046MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2047MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2050MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2051MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2065MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2066MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2067MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2070MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2076MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2077MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2105MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2110MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2274MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2306MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2326MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2356MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2383MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2440MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2595MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2946MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2959MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2005MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2010MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2015MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2020MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2021MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2022MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2031MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2035MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2036MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2037MR2025-07-01 MajorAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 137 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Clifton Park Water Authority is a community water system water system that draws from surface water purchased sources and serves a population of 35,000 in Clifton Park, New York. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.