2/19/2025
WT Staff
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February 19, 2025 1033 am EST
Albany City Dept of Water
Albany City serves potable water to 98,000 residents plus commercial connections from a surface water source in the Lower Hudson River watershed. The facility is in full compliance with the SDWA, according to the EPA, to the end of Sept, 2024. The last state inspection was completed in May 2022, no recommendations made, no deficiencies noted.
From the 2023 Annual Water Quality Report, "Our water source is the Alcove Reservoir, which is surface water and is located on the Hannacroix Creek in the Town of Coeymans. This reservoir has a capacity of 13.5 billion gallons, an average depth of 25 feet and a maximum depth of 75 feet. The Basic Creek Reservoir, in the town of Westerlo, is a secondary source that may be used to augment ow into the Alcove Reservoir to maintain the Alcove elevation.
The water source receives treatment including pre-oxidation, disinfection, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and pH and alkalinity adjustment for corrosion control at the Feura Bush Filtration Facility. Chlorine is added as a residual disinfectant to maintain microbiological quality throughout the distribution system. Ultraviolet light disinfection is a supplemental disinfectant used at the Loudonville Reservoir.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Oneida County: Village of Remsen lifted a system-wide boil water advisory yesterday afternoon. According to the Village of Remsen statement announced by WKTV in Utica, a water main ruptured on Main Street Friday, prompting the boil order for all rate payers. Remsen Village serves 618 residents from a groundwater source in the Upper Mohawk River watershed. The facility has a good compliance record with the EPA, no violations identified in the last three years.
The new WTNY.us Serious Violator list is here.
The Safe Drinking Water Act protects public health through the administration and delivery of quality drinking water supplies across the USA. The US EPA establishes standards for drinking water, monitors and enforces treatment techniques for surface water and groundwater, sets maximum limits for around 100 contaminants ensuring public disclosure of deviations and discrepancies.
WaterToday opens the record books of the federal drinking water regulator to bring awareness to the local raw water supply and the compliance record of licensed water treatment facilities. The New York Department of Health inspects 8,180 licensed and active public drinking water facilities, reporting the results to the EPA. Check back here for drinking water news and alerts as they arise in NYS.
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