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Safe Drinking Water Profile: Watervliet City Water Treatment Plant
April 13 2025 Albany County - City of Watervliet issued a system wide BWA after it was discovered that the chlorination system was not working properly.
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DWF Profile: Watervliet City Water Treatment Plant
Watershed: Lower Hudson River
Status: Violations Identified
Owner: local government
Location: Watervliet, NY
County: Albany County
Active Permit: NY0110127
System Type: community water system
Population Served: 9889
Source: surface water
Treatment: From the 2023 Annual Water Quality Report, "The treatment process consists of pre-
oxidation using sodium permanganate for iron and manganese removal, coagulation using poly aluminum chloride to cause small particles to stick together when the water is mixed, making larger heavier particles; sedimentation allows the newly formed larger particles to settle out naturally; filtration removes smaller particles by trapping them in sand filters; zinc ortho- phosphate for corrosion control ; and final post chlorination to protect against contamination from harmful bacteria and other organisms."
Daily Capacity: 2,205,000 gallons
Admin Contact: David Dressel 518-785-7082
Latest Compliance Inspection: no record returned
The following information gathered from federal EPA pertains to the quarter ending Sept 30, 2024 (data last refreshed on EPA database Jan 11 2025)
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Non-compliant inspections
(of the previous 12 quarters)
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with Significant Violations
(of the previous 12 quarters)
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Informal
Enforcement Actions
(last 5 yrs)
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Formal
Enforcement Actions
(last 5 years)
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9 out of 12
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0 out of 12
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10
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Violations and Non-compliance History:
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation - Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfectant Byproduct Rule - noted Apr 1 2022 - June 30 2022
Treatment Technique Violation - Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfectant Byproduct Rule - noted Jan 1 2023 - present
Monitoring and Reporting - Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfectant Byproduct Rule - noted Jan 1 2022 - March 2 2022 - addressed
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