Is Brewster Heights Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Putnam

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	2010-01-01 → 2010-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-09-01 → 1996-09-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 1996-03-05
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	44 µg/L No EPA limit set	20/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	19/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	22 µg/L No EPA limit set	17/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	39 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/21	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	56 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	53 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	38 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	1.26 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	58 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/21	SYR4	2012–2019

32 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneFluorideMercuryNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SOUTHEAST TOWN SUPERVISOR
Phone: 845-279-2196

Frequently asked questions about Brewster Heights

Is Brewster Heights tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Brewster Heights'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 Brewster Heights's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Brewster Heights serve?

Brewster Heights reports serving 1,350 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Brewster Heights had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for Brewster Heights, of which 7 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.