Is POTSDAM VILLAGE's water safe to drink?
POTSDAM VILLAGE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 8,312, over 1,702 connections.
How this compares nationally
105 total violations and 14 health-based ones put POTSDAM VILLAGE at the 90th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,305 of 12,903.
How POTSDAM VILLAGE compares within NY
POTSDAM VILLAGE's 14 health-based violations sit above the NY average of 4.1, across 443 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for POTSDAM VILLAGE is from 2023-01-02 (health-based: 2017-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
POTSDAM 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; 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 this data is and is not
POTSDAM VILLAGE's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 14 health-based violations on file for POTSDAM 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.