Sharon Springs Village
What EPA’s and New York’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 504 people
- Connections
- 280
- Water source
- Surface water
- Based in
- Sharon Springs (V), NY
- County
- Schoharie
- Owner
- Local government
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
1 result is above the limit’s level with no violation recorded, and 1 more is above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5), above the limit’s level, no violation. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What handles itWhat was found
Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate and arsenic: New York’s yearly summaries per water system, 2020 to 2024, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Uranium, fluoride and chromium (total): EPA’s compliance monitoring file, samples taken from Nov. 26, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2019. Newer results are in the utility’s annual water quality report.
Above the limit’s level, no violation recorded1
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
64.9ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2024
2024 average: 52 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 64.9 ppb, in 2021, above EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 103 ppb. In 2024, the latest year on file, it averaged 52 ppb. EPA judges this limit on running averages at each sampling point, and recorded no violation for haloacetic acids (HAA5) at this utility since 2020. Results like these with no violation often include water sampled before treatment or blending; the utility’s annual report says what reaches the tap. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 47.8 ppb, in 2017.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Above the health goal1
Uranium
Comes from the source
0.31ppb
Highest yearly average, 2016
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.31 ppb, in 2016: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 0.56 ppb. That is the only year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Uranium”
Below EPA’s limits3
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
52ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2024
2024 average: 35.4 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 52 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 87.5 ppb. In 2024, the latest year on file, it averaged 35.4 ppb. EPA recorded no violation for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at this utility since 2020. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 67.1 ppb, in 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.4ppm
Highest yearly average, 2013 to 2019
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.4 ppm, in 2019, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. That was also the latest year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.098ppm
Highest sample; found in 5 of 8
2024: not found
The highest sample, in 2023, was 0.098 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2024, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.53 ppm, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
3 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Chromium (total)
- Lead
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.”
- NSF/ANSI 58
Claim: Uranium
For: Uranium
At the tap, or for the whole house?
These come with the water itself, so a whole-house system certified for the same claims treats every tap and shower. A filter at the tap treats drinking water for much less. How whole-house systems compare.
Filters with those claims on a certifier’s listing
None of the filters TapBuff has checked so far carry these claims. Search the certifier listings for the claim above.
Compare five-year costsViolations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There are 3 monitoring or reporting violations: a sample missed, late or not reported.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate and arsenic results here are New York’s own yearly summaries from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Uranium, fluoride and chromium (total) come from EPA’s file alone, which ends in 2019. Sharon Springs Village’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has newer results for those and the contaminants this page does not show.
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.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; New York’s yearly summaries cover 2020 to 2024; EPA’s compliance samples are from Nov. 26, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2019.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to the area Sharon Springs Village serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eden Laboratory, Inc.
Schenectady, NY · about 28 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Gloversville Water Works
Gloversville, NY · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria
Mohawk Valley Water Authority
Utica, NY · about 38 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, minerals and other inorganics
Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- New York State Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracker, results from Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2024, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: NYS Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP), drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS, read Oct. 11, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID NY4700099. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Read up on the 2 results above a lineWhat each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.Start with Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Get the utility’s own reportSharon Springs Village must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show, and has newer results than EPA’s national file for the ones here that come from it.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Compare certified filtersWhat the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.Compare five-year costs