Is Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records: Clifton Park Water Authority.
Clifton Park Water Authority, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 95.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Clifton Park Water Authority
New York · serves 35,000 people · about 1,200 in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 95.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Halfmoon Water District (Troy)
New York · serves 15,000 people · about 740 in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Clifton Park Water Authority’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Jh Consulting Group, Inc.
Loudonville, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Pace Analytical Services,llc-Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa, NY · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
NYS DOH Environmental Biology Laboratory
Albany, NY · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
Which ZIP codes are in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NYS Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP), drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
Other towns in Saratoga County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Clifton Park Water Authority’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water