Is Ramapo for Children Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Dutchess

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-10-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	1495 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1900 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	182.2 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 191 µg/L	27/29	SYR4	2013–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.27 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.37 pCi/L	17/19	SYR4	2015–2016
Combined Uranium	1.3615 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2015–2016
Arsenic	1.17 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	7/29	SYR4	2013–2018
Chromium	7.07 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	7/29	SYR4	2013–2018
Antimony, Total	12.05 µg/L 201% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L worst single sample: 15.4 µg/L	6/30	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	6/6	LCR	2023
Selenium	5.8 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	5/29	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	11.057 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2015–2018
TTHM	15.3635 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 15.5 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.486 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.54 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Dibromochloromethane	1.353 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.37 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.41 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Cadmium	1.4 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/29	SYR4	2013–2018
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/29	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	130 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KEMP, SCOTT
Phone: 845-876-8407
Email: skemp@ramapoforchildren.org

Frequently asked questions about Ramapo for Children

Is Ramapo for Children tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Ramapo for Children's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Ramapo for Children's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Barium, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Combined Uranium, Arsenic, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ramapo for Children serve?

Ramapo for Children reports serving 480 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Ramapo for Children had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Ramapo for Children, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.