COHOES CITY: EPA violation history, explained
COHOES CITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 18,447 people get their water from it, across 4,738 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, COHOES CITY ranks 3,512th by violation burden (73th percentile) - 29 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How COHOES CITY compares within NY
Among the 443 NY systems in this dataset, the average is 4.1 health-based violations - COHOES CITY's 5 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for COHOES CITY is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
COHOES CITY'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is COHOES CITY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and COHOES CITY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,512th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.