Is Malta Water District #1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Saratoga

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

274

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2020-09-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30

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
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2024
Chloroform	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/12	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	6.1 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	7/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.8 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	6/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	71.1 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	254 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.2 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CROSS, SHAWN
Phone: 518-899-5884
Email: scross@townofmaltany.gov

Frequently asked questions about Malta Water District #1

Is Malta Water District #1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Malta Water District #1'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 Malta Water District #1's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Chloroform, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Malta Water District #1 serve?

Malta Water District #1 reports serving 8,950 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Malta Water District #1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 274 violations on file for Malta Water District #1, of which 6 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.