- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Watertown tap water? What EPA records show
EPA NY2202346 · serves Watertown (C), NY · about 27,861 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Watertown City (EPA NY2202346)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Watertown's main utility, Watertown City: 3 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for Watertown City, as of October 14, 2026
3 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead, 90th percentile: 6.3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Watertown City use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Watertown City's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)