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Fort Drumwater quality report, rewritten

Serves
34,000
Connections
1,750
Water source
Surface water bought from another system
Based in
Leray (T), NY
County
Jefferson
Owner
Federal government

ZIP codes served: 13602

PWSID NY22122142026 edition · EPA data

Read this first

  • Lead The 90th-percentile result was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

2 health-based violations since 2016. Details are below.

What handles it

What was found

Highlighted: above the health goal. Circled: above the legal limit in at least one sample. Every scale puts the legal line at its middle.

Lead

Comes from pipes, often your own

0.4ppb

90th percentile, 2022 to 2024

The 90th-percentile result was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

What handles it

EPA SDWIS, lead and copper monitoring periods ending 2009 to 2024. The pointer marks the latest period; each blue tick is an earlier one.

PFHxS

Comes from the source

5.0ppt

Highest of 6 samples; found in two

Detected, below the legal limit and the health goal.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 53Look for: Total PFAS ReductionAlso listed as: Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid (PFHxS)

EPA UCMR 5, samples taken from March 20, 2024 to Aug. 13, 2024. Each blue tick is one sample where it was found.

Also found, with no federal limit

EPA measured these PFAS to learn how often they occur. None has a legal limit or a health goal yet.

CompoundHighest sampleFound inCertification claim
6:2 FTS26 ppt2 of 6None covers it
PFPeA25 ppt2 of 6None covers it
PFHxA13 ppt2 of 6None covers it
PFBA8.0 ppt2 of 6None covers it
PFHpA4.0 ppt2 of 6NSF/ANSI 53: Total PFAS Reduction

Tested and not found

Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from Feb. 21, 2024 to Nov. 5, 2024. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.

  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • ADONA
  • HFPO-DA (GenX)
  • Lithium
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • PFBS
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFEESA
  • PFHpS
  • PFMBA
  • PFMPA
  • PFNA
  • PFOA
  • PFOS
  • PFPeS
  • PFTA
  • PFTrDA
  • PFUnA

Violations since 2016

Contaminant or ruleTypePeriodMeasuredStatus
TTHMMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageApril 1, 2017 to June 30, 201783.2 UG/LResolved
TTHMMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJan. 1, 2017 to March 31, 201790.2 UG/LResolved
Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record.

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

At the tap, or for the whole house?

Lead and copper usually come from pipes and fixtures inside or near your home. A whole-house system sits where water enters, so it cannot catch what your own plumbing adds after it. For those, the filter that counts is the one at the tap. How whole-house systems compare.

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What this report cannot tell you

  • Levels of everything else. Federal bulk data carries results for PFAS, lithium, lead and copper, and violations for the rest. Nitrate, arsenic, disinfection byproducts and other levels are in Fort Drum’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q2; UCMR 5 samples are from Feb. 21, 2024 to Nov. 5, 2024.

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