Tap water in Albany, NY — ZIP 12205
3 public water systems serving about 191,620 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Failing
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 12205
Albany City
PWSID NY0100189 · serves 98,000 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
Latham Water District
PWSID NY0100198 · serves 85,590 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
Colonie Village
PWSID NY0100194 · serves 8,030 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 6 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 8.3 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology