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Star Lake tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Star Lake. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Star Lake is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 1,250 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 11 violations across the community water system(s) serving Star Lake, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Star Lake Water District
1,250 served · surface water · PWSID NY4404398 - Monitoring 1,4-Dioxane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2021 and January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANOIC ACID (PFOA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between September 2003 and July 2009. 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 October 1995 and July 1997. 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.