- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 1.4 ppt, highest 5.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 1.2 ppt, highest 4.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 1.1 ppt, highest 4.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2023–Oct 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 0.90 ppt, highest 3.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2023–Oct 2023)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 0 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, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Glens Falls tap water? What EPA records show
EPA NY5600104 · serves Glens Falls (C), NY · about 14,000 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
Glens Falls City (EPA NY5600104)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Glens Falls's main utility, Glens Falls City: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NY5600104) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for Glens Falls City, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NY5600104) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Glens Falls City (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 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, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). 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 4.
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 Glens Falls City use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Glens Falls City's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.