11/12/2024
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Safe Drinking Water Act
From the records of the EPA
DWF Profile: City of Amsterdam Public Water System
Watershed: Mohawk River
Status: Non-Compliance (9 of prior 12 quarters)
Owner: local government
Location: Amsterdam, NY
County: Montgomery
Active Permit: NY2800136
System Type: community water system
Current Notices: Boil Water Advisory
Nov. 1 Amsterdam Boil water advisory following a water shutdown. Impacts Florida Avenue from Broadway to Dead End in Mudge Hollow and customers on Daniel Street with city water access.
City of Amsterdam Water Quality Statement, here.
Population Served: 20,700 residents through approximately 6000 connections
Source: surface water from three impounding reservoirs at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in Saratoga County
Total Capacity: 2.4 billion gallons
Daily Production Capacity: 10 million gallons per day
Daily demand: 5.7 million gallons per day including Town of Amsterdam and Town of Florida
Treatment: Upon entering a 24-inch pipe, the water is screened, metered, and disinfected with chlorine dioxide. Raw water then travels through 15 miles of pipe to the City of Amsterdam for further treatment, including coagulation using a cationic polymer coagulant aid with an inorganic coagulant, flocculation with sodium hydroxide and a cationic filter. Lime is added to adjust the pH, phosphoric acid is added for corrosion control and chlorine is added for disinfection.
Contact: Water Treatment Plant 518-843-3009
Mayor and Council 518-841-4310x
Latest Compliance Inspection: Sanitary survey, complete July 20, 2023 (State)
Status: Enforcement Priority
Recommendations made for Data Verification, Distribution, Management/Operation, Operator Compliance, Pumps, Source and Treatment
The following information gathered from federal EPA pertains to the quarter ending March 31, 2023 (data last refreshed on EPA database July 18, 2023)
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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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0
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1
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Violations History:
Treatment Technique Violation - Lead and Copper Rule - noted April 1, 2022 - addressed
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