Is HERKIMER VILLAGE's water safe to drink?
HERKIMER VILLAGE has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 7,606, over 2,760 connections.
How this compares nationally
172 total violations and 45 health-based ones put HERKIMER VILLAGE at the 98th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 316 of 12,903.
Against the NY average
Among the 443 NY systems in this dataset, the average is 4.1 health-based violations - HERKIMER VILLAGE's 45 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
HERKIMER VILLAGE's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
HERKIMER VILLAGE'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What HERKIMER VILLAGE's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HERKIMER VILLAGE's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 45 health-based violations on file for HERKIMER VILLAGE - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.