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Lowville tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Lowville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Lowville is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 4,650 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 54 violations across the community water system(s) serving Lowville, going back to the earliest EPA record. 52 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Lowville Village
4,000 served · surface water · PWSID NY2402365 - Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 23 times between April 2016 and July 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Hexanal: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2021. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 6 times between July 2017 and April 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 1999. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Lowville (T) Wd #1
350 served · surface water · PWSID NY2430039 - Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 22 times between January 2016 and April 2021. The EPA record lists a level of 78 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 60 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Watson Town Wd 4
300 served · groundwater · PWSID NY2430145 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.