Well water in Brasher, New York
In Brasher, chloride was detected in 100% of 45 tested well samples from USGS Water Quality Portal.
The strongest signal is coliform bacteria: Recommended for every private well, every year, too few samples to carry the headline but first on the test list below.
57 test results across 10 contaminants from at least 45 wells, 1955 to 2010; chloride has the most at 45. Data refreshed September 3, 2026.
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What individual samples found
Each row summarizes every public sample for that contaminant inside Brasher. Above limit means above the EPA maximum contaminant level; where EPA has no enforceable limit, the row shows a health guideline or nuisance level instead.
| Contaminant | Above limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloride 1955 to 2010 | no limit | 45 | 100% | 10 | 61 | 250 mg/L nuisance level |
Sampled fewer than 10 times, too few to summarize: Fluoride (2), Arsenic (1), Copper (1), Nitrate (1), Lead (1), Uranium (1), Manganese (2), Iron (2), Radon (1).
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See the sampled wells near your address
The same records, drawn around one point: which wells within a few miles were sampled and what they found, how deep the wells next to you were drilled, and any leaking tank or cleanup site within a mile.
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Among contaminants with a federal limit, no tested sample in Brasher came back above it. That is reassuring, but sampling is uneven: wells that were never tested are not in this data.
Chloride, Manganese, and Iron are widespread in local groundwater. They are mainly a staining and taste problem, but high manganese also carries a health advisory for infants.
What to test for in Brasher
- 1Coliform bacteriaRecommended for every private well, every year.
- 2RadonMedian local reading is 340 pCi/L.
- 3NitrateRecommended for every private well, especially near farms or septic systems.
- 4FluorideDetected in 100% of local samples.
- 5ChlorideDetected in 100% of local samples.
- 6ManganeseDetected in 100% of local samples.
- 7IronDetected in 100% of local samples.
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Wells in Brasher
101 domestic wells in Brasher are on record with the state. the typical well is 64 feet deep (one in ten goes past 130 feet).
Find your own well's report
The state keeps the driller's report for most wells drilled since 1984. It tells you how deep your well is, where bedrock starts, and how much water it makes, which decides what treatment can work.
- Open NYSDEC water well completion reports and choose Water Well.
- The report lists depth, depth to bedrock, cased depth, yield and the driller.
Drillers have filed reports with the state since April 2000; a well drilled before then usually has no record.
The rock under Brasher
New York and New England carbonate-rock aquifers
Carbonate-rock. Limestone and dolomite move water through cracks and solution channels, sometimes very fast. Bacteria and nitrate can travel from the surface to a well in days, so annual bacteria testing matters more here than most places; hardness is a given.
Classification from the USGS Principal Aquifers of the United States (national map, 2003 edition, GIS release 2015), read at the town centroid. A single well can sit in a different unit, especially near a boundary.
Official help in New York
Two places to start that are not selling anything: the state program that answers private well questions, and its list of labs certified to run drinking water tests. A certified lab is the difference between a result you can act on and a number.
- Private Wells, NYSDOH
- Environmental Laboratory Approval Program, NYSDOH
Treatment that fits the local profile
Manganese
Oxidizing filter (greensand, birm) whole-house; Water softener (low levels); Point-of-use reverse osmosis
Systems we would look at first
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For manganese
Iron and manganese oxidizing filter
whole-house, at the point of entry, about $1,800
Air-injection or greensand media; fixes staining at the source.
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Common questions
How deep are wells in Brasher?
The typical domestic well in Brasher is 64 feet deep, based on 101 wells reported to the state. One in ten is deeper than 130 feet.
How often should I test a private well in Brasher?
Test for bacteria and nitrate every year. Test once for arsenic, uranium, radon, fluoride, manganese and PFAS, then again every three to five years or after any change in taste, color, or plumbing.
Towns near Brasher
Closest first. Groundwater does not stop at a line on a map, so the next town over is a fair second opinion.
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Sources
- USGS Water Quality Portal: 57 samples in Brasher. Data from the Water Quality Portal, a service of USGS, EPA and USDA; groundwater samples collected by USGS and cooperators. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
- NYSDEC water well completion reports: 102 well records in Brasher, 101 domestic. Water well completion reports filed with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Water Well Contractor Program since 2000. Only aggregates are shown; owner names and addresses are never stored. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
Non-detects count as samples and are treated as zero when computing medians. Exactly at the limit counts as not above it. A sample belongs to the town containing the well's reported coordinates.