NY / Saranac Lake
NY · Tap water records
Saranac Lake tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Saranac Lake. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Saranac Lake is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 5,435 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 7 violations across the community water system(s) serving Saranac Lake, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Saranac Lake V
5,345 served · groundwater · PWSID NY1600011 - Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in May 2009. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Lead: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between December 2004 and December 2007. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2009 and July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Birch Park
90 served · groundwater · PWSID NY1610672 - Health-based PERFLUOROCTANOIC ACID (PFOA): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 15.1 NG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 NG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2008. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.