Is HILLCREST WD #1's water safe to drink?
HILLCREST WD #1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,100, over 839 connections.
How this compares nationally
24 total violations and 1 health-based ones put HILLCREST WD #1 at the 40th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,756 of 12,903.
Against the NY average
NY's 443 covered systems average 4.1 health-based violations each; HILLCREST WD #1 carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
HILLCREST WD #1's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 1994-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
HILLCREST WD #1'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)
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 HILLCREST WD #1's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HILLCREST WD #1'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 HILLCREST WD #1's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 7,756th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.