Is HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?

HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 2,200 people get their water from it, across 306 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT has 5 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,272th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 13th percentile nationally.

How HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT compares within NY

NY's 443 covered systems average 4.1 health-based violations each; HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT is from 2015-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for HIGHLANDS WATER DISTRICT - 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.