What's in TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM's water?
TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 7,305, over 2,026 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM ranks 2,840th by violation burden (78th percentile) - 11 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM's 7 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2014-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM'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); Groundwater Rule
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 TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM'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 TOWN OF ALBANY WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,840th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.