Nitrate violations in New York
996 active public water systems in New York had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.
Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.
Systems with a Nitrate violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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GF YMCA Brant Lake Outreach Center Chester (t) · Warren County |
101 | 2 | 0 | |
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Moonflower Southold (t) · Suffolk County |
50 | 1 | 0 | |
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Martin Van Buren Historical House Kinderhook (t) · Columbia County |
10,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Baldwinsville Village Baldwinsville (v) · Onondaga County |
9,200 | 1 | 0 | |
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Wellsville Village Public Water Wellsville (v) · Allegany County |
5,700 | 2 | 0 | |
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Cattaraugus Cws County |
4,999 | 4 | 0 | |
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Gouverneur Gouverneur (v) · St. Lawrence County |
4,263 | 1 | 0 | |
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Fort Edward Village Fort Edward(v) · Washington County |
3,300 | 3 | 0 | |
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Voorheesville Village Voorheesville (v) · Albany County |
3,100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh (t) · Clinton County |
3,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Boces Goshen (t) · Orange County |
3,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Lake Taghkanic State Park Gallatin (t) · Columbia County |
2,500 | 2 | 0 | |
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Rogers Rock State Campsite Hague (t) · Warren County |
2,378 | 2 | 0 | |
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Rushville Village Rushville (v) · Ontario County |
2,341 | 3 | 1 | |
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Pawling Village Pawling (v) · Dutchess County |
2,100 | 3 | 0 | |
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Rose North Rose WD Rose (t) · Wayne County |
1,975 | 1 | 0 | |
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Mayville Village Mayville (v) · Chautauqua County |
1,856 | 2 | 0 | |
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Bainbridge Village Bainbridge (v) · Chenango County |
1,550 | 1 | 0 | |
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Pines Pavilion, the Union (t) · Broome County |
1,500 | 2 | 0 | |
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Philmont Village Philmont (v) · Columbia County |
1,483 | 5 | 0 | |
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Sandy Creek/lacona Joint Waterworks Lacona (v), Sandy Creek (v) · Oswego County |
1,469 | 3 | 0 | |
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Cleveland Village Cleveland (v) · Oswego County |
1,463 | 2 | 0 | |
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John Jay Senior High School Lewisboro (t) · Westchester County |
1,425 | 2 | 0 | |
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I-86 Rest Stop Ellery (t) · Chautauqua County |
1,400 | 2 | 0 | |
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Nys-Sacandaga Campsite Hope (t) · Hamilton County |
1,350 | 2 | 0 | |
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Stamford Village Stamford (v) · Delaware County |
1,280 | 3 | 0 | |
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Hancock Village Hancock (v) · Delaware County |
1,182 | 5 | 2 | |
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Northville (v) Water Wks. Northville (v) · Fulton County |
1,180 | 1 | 0 | |
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Northern Adirondack Cen. Sch. Ellenburg (t) · Clinton County |
1,154 | 4 | 0 | |
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Andover Village Public Water Andover (v) · Allegany County |
1,130 | 4 | 0 | |
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Schaghticoke (v) PWS Schaghticoke (v) · Rensselaer County |
1,102 | 1 | 0 | |
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Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta (t) · Saratoga County |
1,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Bedford Rest Area Nys RT 684 Bedford (t) · Westchester County |
1,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Moose Hillock Camping Resort Fort Ann (t) · Washington County |
1,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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The Shma Camps Boys Bethel (t) · Sullivan County |
1,000 | 1 | 0 | |
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Zoom Flume Water Park Durham (t) · Greene County |
1,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Lake Tiorati WS Woodbury (t) · Orange County |
999 | 1 | 0 | |
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Hadley WD #2 Hadley (t) · Saratoga County |
997 | 1 | 0 | |
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Ovid Village Ovid (v) · Seneca County |
990 | 2 | 0 | |
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ST Regis Falls WD Waverly (t) · Franklin County |
980 | 2 | 0 | |
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Canaseraga Village Public Water Canaseraga (v) · Allegany County |
900 | 10 | 1 | |
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Edmeston Water District Edmeston (t) · Otsego County |
890 | 3 | 0 | |
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Camp Bnos Skwere Fallsburg (t) · Sullivan County |
850 | 2 | 0 | |
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Afton Village Afton (v) · Chenango County |
838 | 2 | 0 | |
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Hadley South Wd#1 Hadley (t) · Saratoga County |
800 | 1 | 0 | |
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Terrel Hills Subdivision Northumberland (t) · Saratoga County |
800 | 8 | 1 | |
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Unatego Jr.-Sr. High School Otego (t) · Otsego County |
800 | 2 | 0 | |
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Camp Rayim Liberty (t) · Sullivan County |
760 | 1 | 0 | |
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Machne Yakov Yosef Liberty (t) · Sullivan County |
750 | 1 | 0 | |
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Fultonville Village PWS Fultonville (v) · Montgomery County |
740 | 6 | 0 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New York records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.