Public water system · NY4130343
ActiveWalgreens-West Sand Lake
At a glance
Walgreens-West Sand Lake (PWSID NY4130343) is an active transient non-community water system in Rensselaer County, New York. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Walgreens-West Sand Lake compare with other water systems in Rensselaer County?
By EPA's size categories, Walgreens-West Sand Lake is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rensselaer County has 146 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 926 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 135,123 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Walgreens-West Sand Lake is about 74% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% 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 Walgreens-West Sand Lake?
EPA lists Walgreens-West Sand Lake 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. 116 of the 146 active systems in Rensselaer County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Walgreens-West Sand Lake have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2015 and October 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Walgreens-West Sand Lake: frequently asked questions
Who runs Walgreens-West Sand Lake?
Walgreens-West Sand Lake (PWSID NY4130343) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Walgreens-West Sand Lake serve?
Walgreens-West Sand Lake reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Rensselaer County, New York.
Where does Walgreens-West Sand Lake 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 Walgreens-West Sand Lake have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Walgreens-West Sand Lake'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Walgreens-West Sand Lake's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Walgreens-West Sand Lake is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Rensselaer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy City Pws | Rensselaer | 51,401 | Community | Surface water |
| East Greenbush General W.D. | Rensselaer | 15,843 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Greenbush Consolidated District | Rensselaer | 10,226 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rensselaer City Pws | Rensselaer | 9,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brunswick Consolidated Water District | Rensselaer | 7,050 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hoosick Falls (V) Pws | Rensselaer | 4,925 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Walgreens-West Sand Lake, PWSID NY4130343, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/walgreens-west-sand-lake-ny4130343 (data as of October 1, 2026).