Is East Glenville, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving East Glenville 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: Scotia Village Water Works.
Glenville WD #11, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 East Glenville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Glenville WD #11
New York · serves 15,000 people · about 4,400 in East Glenville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Scotia Village Water Works
New York · serves 12,800 people · about 1,700 in East Glenville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 5.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
2 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 Glenville WD #11’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Water testing near East Glenville
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to East Glenville, 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 7 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical Services,llc-Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Jh Consulting Group, Inc.
Loudonville, NY · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Which ZIP codes are in East Glenville: 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 East Glenville
Other towns in Schenectady County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Glenville WD #11’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water