OLD FORGE-THENDARA WATER DISTRICT

OLD FORGE, NY · ~1,275 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NY2102312

State

New York

City

OLD FORGE

Population served

1,275

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2024. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jan 2001 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIE Apr 2024
State action · SFJ Apr 2024
State action · SOX Feb 2024
State action · SIE Feb 2014
State action · SFJ Feb 2014
State action · SOX Dec 2013
State action · SIF May 2005
State action · SOX Dec 2004

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Apr 2021

0.113 · max 0.176 mg/l as N · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NY2102312 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.