Service area · Rensselaer County, New York

Water treatment for Troy, East Greenbush and the Rensselaer County hill towns

Rensselaer County pairs a reservoir-fed city system along the Hudson with hundreds of square miles of hill country on private wells. Drinking-water quality has been a public topic here for a decade, and homeowners tend to arrive with specific questions.

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Water in Rensselaer County

The City of Troy treats water from the Tomhannock Reservoir and sells it to several neighboring communities along the Hudson, so a large share of the county's population drinks the same surface water. Reservoir water is comparatively soft; the usual complaint is the taste and odor of disinfection, and the effect of chlorinated water on skin, hair and laundry.

Away from the river, Brunswick, Poestenkill, Sand Lake, Nassau, Pittstown, Grafton, Berlin, Stephentown, Petersburgh and Hoosick are largely on private wells in the Rensselaer Plateau and Taconic hills. Hardness varies widely by bedrock; iron, manganese and low pH are all common; and shallow wells near farmland deserve a nitrate test.

The PFOA contamination discovered in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh in the mid-2010s made per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances a household word in this county. Public systems there now have treatment in place, and many private well owners have been through state testing. We do not test for PFAS in the home; a certified laboratory does. What we can offer is a reverse-osmosis drinking-water system, the Micromax 8500, that carries NSF/ANSI 53 certification for PFOA and PFOS reduction, and a plain explanation of what that certification does and does not cover.

Towns and villages we visit in Rensselaer County

Troy
East Greenbush
North Greenbush
Brunswick
Schodack
Sand Lake
Nassau
Poestenkill
Pittstown
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
Schaghticoke
Stephentown
Berlin
Grafton
Petersburgh
Castleton-on-Hudson
Rensselaer

Town list is for orientation and is not exhaustive. If your town is in Rensselaer County and is not listed, we still serve it.

What we usually find in Rensselaer County homes

Chlorine taste and odor on Troy-supplied municipal water.
Hardness, iron and manganese on wells across the plateau and hill towns.
Homeowners in the Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh area asking about PFOA/PFOS reduction at the tap.
Low pH and copper staining on some upland wells.

Your water is confirmed at your tap

These are patterns, not predictions. Two homes on the same road can test differently, and municipal water changes with the season and the source in use. The in-home assessment measures your water; for health-related questions on a private well we point you to a New York State ELAP-certified laboratory and your county health department.

How we work in Rensselaer County

Troy and the Hudson-side suburbs are about 30 miles from Ballston Spa; the hill towns toward the Massachusetts and Vermont lines about an hour. The process is the same as everywhere we work: an in-home water test, a written recommendation that fits your results and your household, and installation by experienced local plumbers. There is no showroom and nothing to buy online; we come to you.

Rensselaer County within our eight-county service area. Schematic, not to scale.

Rensselaer County at a glance

From Ballston Spa: Troy and the Hudson-side suburbs are about 30 miles from Ballston Spa; the hill towns toward the Massachusetts and Vermont lines about an hour.
Water sources: Municipal systems in the cities and villages; private wells elsewhere
Common concerns: Chlorine taste and odor on Troy-supplied municipal water
Assessment: In-home water test, then a written quote

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Treatment options for Rensselaer County homes

Every recommendation follows the water test. These are the directions the test most often points to in Rensselaer County.

Municipal water

Whole-house softening and filtration

Troy, East Greenbush, North Greenbush and other homes on Troy water are usually filtration-first: if hardness is low, a whole-house filtration configuration; if hardness is present, a C-series combination system.

Whole-house filtration Water softeners

Private wells

Lab test first, then treatment that fits

Hill-town wells are tested by a certified laboratory first, including PFAS where there is any history nearby. Iron, manganese and pH are treated on their own terms, and typically with a different Puronics configuration than the C-series.

Well vs municipal water Reading a lab report

Drinking water

Reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink

The Micromax 8500 is certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for PFOA and PFOS reduction and to NSF/ANSI 58 for reverse osmosis. We will show you the certification listing and explain the limits before you decide.

Reverse osmosis Micromax 8500

Rensselaer County questions

Can you remove PFOA or PFOS from my water?

We install the Puronics Micromax 8500, a reverse-osmosis drinking-water system certified by the Water Quality Association to NSF/ANSI 53 for PFOA and PFOS reduction at one faucet. That is a point-of-use system for drinking and cooking water; it does not treat the whole house. If you have a lab result showing PFAS, bring it to the assessment and we will go through it together. If you do not, we will point you to a certified laboratory first.

Is Troy water hard?

Tomhannock Reservoir water is on the softer side for this region, but hardness still varies, and some homes want softening for scale protection and laundry regardless. We measure it at your tap and tell you whether softening is worth it in your case. Troy's annual water quality report lists what was detected at the plant.

Do you travel to Stephentown, Berlin or Grafton?

Yes, the whole county. The hill towns are a longer drive from Ballston Spa, so we may group visits by area; we will give you a straight answer on timing when we reply.

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Tell us about your home and what you have noticed. We will be in touch to arrange an in-home water test anywhere in Rensselaer County.

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