Public water system · NY1500282

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Keene Valley Wd

At a glance

Keene Valley Wd (PWSID NY1500282) is an active community water system in Essex County, New York. It reports serving 660 people through 275 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

660

Service connections

275

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1500282

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served660

Service connections275

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedKeene (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyEssex County

How does Keene Valley Wd compare with other water systems in Essex County?

By EPA's size categories, Keene Valley Wd is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Essex County has 137 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 322 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 44,127 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 Keene Valley Wd is well below 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 Keene Valley Wd?

EPA lists Keene Valley Wd as owned by a local government. 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. 31 of the 137 active systems in Essex County (23%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Keene Valley Wd have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and October 2012. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-03-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2009-05-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
1999-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1992-01-01	Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved

All 10 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.

Keene Valley Wd: frequently asked questions

Who runs Keene Valley Wd?

Keene Valley Wd (PWSID NY1500282) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Keene Valley Wd serve?

Keene Valley Wd reports serving 660 people through 275 service connections in Essex County, New York.

Where does Keene Valley Wd 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 Keene Valley Wd have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 Keene Valley Wd's 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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Keene Valley Wd's water quality report?

As a community water system, Keene Valley Wd 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 Essex County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lake Placid V	Essex	5,000	Community	Surface water
Ticonderoga Wd	Essex	3,700	Community	Surface water
Moriah Wd	Essex	3,100	Community	Surface water
Schroon Lake Wd	Essex	2,750	Community	Groundwater
Adirondack Correctional Facility	Essex	2,400	Community	Surface water
Chesterfield Wd	Essex	2,300	Community	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, “Keene Valley Wd, PWSID NY1500282, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/keene-valley-wd-ny1500282 (data as of October 1, 2026).