Public water system · NY4522501
ActiveHeritage Springs Water Works
At a glance
Heritage Springs Water Works (PWSID NY4522501) is an active community water system in Saratoga County, New York. It reports serving 3,200 people through 1,584 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,200
Service connections
1,584
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Heritage Springs Water Works compare with other water systems in Saratoga County?
By EPA's size categories, Heritage Springs Water Works is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Saratoga County has 216 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 916 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 197,820 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Heritage Springs Water Works is about half of that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Heritage Springs Water Works?
EPA lists Heritage Springs Water Works as privately owned. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 181 of the 216 active systems in Saratoga County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Heritage Springs Water Works have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2023 and March 2026. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Benzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene and Carbon tetrachloride. EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Heritage Springs Water Works: frequently asked questions
Who runs Heritage Springs Water Works?
Heritage Springs Water Works (PWSID NY4522501) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Heritage Springs Water Works serve?
Heritage Springs Water Works reports serving 3,200 people through 1,584 service connections in Saratoga County, New York.
Where does Heritage Springs Water Works get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Heritage Springs Water Works have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Heritage Springs Water Works' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Heritage Springs Water Works' water quality report?
As a community water system, Heritage Springs Water Works must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Saratoga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Park Water Authority | Saratoga | 35,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Saratoga Springs City | Saratoga | 26,525 | Community | Surface water |
| Halfmoon Water District (Troy) | Saratoga | 15,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Burnt Hills-Ballston Lk Wd | Saratoga | 10,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy) | Saratoga | 9,800 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wilton Water & Sewer Authority | Saratoga | 9,490 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Heritage Springs Water Works, PWSID NY4522501, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/heritage-springs-water-works-ny4522501 (data as of October 1, 2026).