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Essex County, New York: drinking water records

Name: Drinking water records for Essex County, New York
Creator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Explore EPA records for 33 community water systems across 29 ZIP codes in Essex County, then find water-testing resources and available recent monitoring-station readings.

In focus33Community water systems

Public records. Clearer context.

Data as of EPA UCMR 5 final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026) · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 (file dated Jul 9, 2026). How we build these pages

Drinking-water records

EPA survey and compliance records are historical reports. UCMR 5 results are available for 4 of the 33 listed systems in this snapshot. A system with no reported PFAS detection is not a test of every tap or every contaminant.

systems in EPA's PFAS survey

systems where PFAS was found

systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses

systems that have reached the lead action level

systems with a health-based violation since 2016

System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.

Water systems in this county

All 33 active community systems in the available county records, sorted by record completeness. Scroll the table to explore more systems.

Water system	People served	PFAS survey results	PFAS found	Health-based violations	Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Lake Placid V NY1500284	5,000	120	0	0	2.2 ppbbelow the action level
Ticonderoga WD NY1500293	3,700	300	1	0	2.1 ppbbelow the action level
Adirondack Correctional Facility NY1510497	2,400	0	0	1	3.9 ppbbelow the action level
Chesterfield WD NY1500283	2,300	0	0	2	0 ppbbelow the action level
Willsboro WD NY1500299	1,571	120	0	0	2.4 ppbbelow the action level
Elizabethtown WD NY1500277	800	0	0	1	1.1 ppbbelow the action level
Minerva WD NY1500286	800	60	0	0	5 ppbbelow the action level
Lewis WD NY1500285	428	0	0	1	0 ppbbelow the action level
Essex WD NY1500278	350	0	0	6	4.8 ppbbelow the action level
Winebrook Hills WD NY1500305	250	0	0	1	0 ppbbelow the action level
Moriah WD NY1500287	3,100	0	0	0	1.1 ppbbelow the action level
Schroon Lake WD NY1500292	2,750	0	0	0	1.5 ppbbelow the action level
Port Henry WD NY1500290	1,831	0	0	0	1.2 ppbbelow the action level
Bloomingdale WD NY1500275	980	0	0	0	1.3 ppbbelow the action level
Crown Point WD NY1500276	980	0	0	0	3 ppbbelow the action level
Wilmington WD NY1500300	980	0	0	0	5.6 ppbbelow the action level
Westport WD NY1500296	927	0	0	0	3.1 ppbbelow the action level
Ausable Forks WD NY1516260	900	0	0	0	1.2 ppbbelow the action level
Forever Wild Water Co-Signor NY1500280	900	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Keene Valley WD NY1500282	660	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Jay WD NY1500279	500	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Ray Brook WD NY1500291	400	0	0	0	33 ppbat or above the action level
Keene WD NY1500281	300	0	0	0	3.8 ppbbelow the action level
Drapers Acres NY1511360	240	0	0	0	0.6 ppbbelow the action level
Upper Jay WD NY1500294	234	0	0	0	0.6 ppbbelow the action level
Port Kent WD NY1520370	158	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Mountain Lake Academy NY1505390	136	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
North Country School INC NY1518736	130	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Boltons Acres NY1501562	100	0	0	0	3.9 ppbbelow the action level
Forever Wild Water Co-Kitzbuhl NY1503497	100	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Wadhams WD NY1500295	87	0	0	0	2.4 ppbbelow the action level
New Russia WD NY1500289	60	0	0	0	1.6 ppbbelow the action level
Magic Pines MHP NY1521744	40	0	0	0	2 ppbbelow the action level

Shaded rows report lead at or above the 15 ppb action level in their latest monitoring period. EPA sets that level for the value 9 in 10 sampled homes fall at or below; reaching it requires the utility to act, and it is not a measurement of any single tap. One system in this table is at or above it. What an action level means

USGS · Monitoring stations

The water, more recently.

Available station readings in Essex County, New York. Each measurement keeps its time, unit and original source.

These readings describe water at a monitoring station. They do not test your tap, measure PFAS or lead, or determine whether water is safe to drink or swim in.

Recent observations load when this section comes into view.

How these readings update

We check for updates every 10 minutes while this section is visible and show supported observations from the last 48 hours. The time beside a reading is when USGS measured it; the checked time is when our service retrieved the response. We mark a reading more than 6 hours old as older. Provisional observations can change after USGS review. A missing reading does not mean zero or clean water.

Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity, streamflow and water level are shown only where a station reports them. Different measurements have different units and sampling intervals. USGS data and documentation.

Your next step

Water testing, reports & local help.

Use these official directories to find your drinking-water agency, a certified laboratory and public water records. We have not yet added an individually reviewed local resource list for this county.

Official national directories

Water testing

Find your state’s private-well program

EPA’s state directory points well owners to local program information. Services and eligibility vary by state and county.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-08-05

Water testing

Find a certified drinking-water laboratory

Use EPA’s directory to reach your state’s laboratory certification program. EPA does not provide on-request testing of residential drinking water.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-08-11

Public records

Find your utility’s Consumer Confidence Report

EPA links to community water-system reports and explains how to read them. Look for your actual supplier rather than assuming every address in a county shares one system.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-09-09

Public records

Explore USGS water observations

Find current and historical observations from USGS monitoring locations, including available stream, lake, and groundwater data. Measurements vary by station and do not replace a test of your household water.

U.S. Geological Survey
Source reviewed 2026-09-15

A county overview cannot identify every property’s water provider. If you use a public water system, confirm its name on your bill and request its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Private wells need their own testing; public-system records do not describe a private well.

Understand water testing and laboratory reports

Resource descriptions are compiled by Tap Water Lookup. Review dates describe our source check, not a new water sample. How we review sources · Suggest a correction

Explore your area

Local coverage in Essex County

29ZIP areas in this overview

Explore the water-system records, recent station readings and testing resources on this county page. They describe the systems and stations identified in each section; they are not a separate water test for every community.

Towns and communities

Elizabethtown
Keeseville
Lake Placid
Mineville
Port Henry
Schroon Lake
Ticonderoga
Westport
Willsboro Point
Wilmington
Witherbee

Explore water-system records Find water-testing resources

View ZIP areas and understand coverage

12851
12852
12855
12857
12858
12870Schroon Lake
12872
12883Ticonderoga
12928
12932Elizabethtown
12936
12941
12942
12943
12944Keeseville
12946Lake Placid
12950
12956Mineville
12960
12961
12964
12974Port Henry
12975
12977
12987
12993Westport
12996Willsboro Point
12997Wilmington
12998Witherbee

These Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are grouped here by their largest county overlap. A ZIP area can cross county lines and contain several water suppliers or private wells. Place labels reflect Census geography, not verified postal city names or utility service boundaries.

Records for these areas are currently presented in this county overview rather than individual ZIP reports. An unpublished report does not mean there are no water records. Confirm your supplier on your water bill; if you use a private well, testing your own well is the relevant next step.

Beyond this county page

Keep reading. Compare nearby.

PFASChoosing a PFAS filterPFAS was found in 1 of the 4 systems EPA surveyed here. See how to check a filter’s certified PFAS reduction.LeadChoosing a lead filter16 systems here have reached the lead action level. See how to check a filter’s lead-reduction certification.Your utilityFind your annual water reportConfirm the supplier on your bill, then read its Consumer Confidence Report for local results.

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Sources and scope

EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Database prepared 2026-09-03.

Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.

Compiled by Tap Water Lookup from the sources identified on this page. Read the methodology and review process.