Is CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY's water safe to drink?
CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 35,000 people get their water from it, across 13,817 connections.
CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY ranks 4,695th by violation burden (64th percentile) - 116 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the NY average
CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY's 3 health-based violations sit within the NY average of 4.1, across 443 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2018-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY's record does not cover
This is what CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 116 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.