What was found in Fishkill's water
The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.
| Contaminant | Level vs EPA limit | Suppliers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 430 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 2980 µg/L — BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2019 | 4/9 | SYR4 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 394.85 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2018
Highest in the city: 2118.5 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2012 | 4/9 | SYR4 |
| Fluoride | 340 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 2/9 | SYR4 |
| Nitrite | 102 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2017 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| TTHM | 8.22 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 80.75 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Barium | 27.165 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 63.6 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 4/9 | SYR4 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 1.217 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 36.5 µg/L — ROMBOUT WATER DISTRICT · 3,000 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Chlorite | 33 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2017 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Chloroform | 2.129 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 28.75 µg/L — ROMBOUT WATER DISTRICT · 3,000 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 2.607 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 27.25 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Copper | 27 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2012 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 2.685 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 24 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 20.75 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: ROMBOUT WATER DISTRICT · 3,000 people · 2019 | 5/9 | SYR4 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 0.5500 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 18.3 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Bromoform | 0.8950 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 15.75 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Dibromoacetic Acid | 1.08 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 12 µg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 7/9 | SYR4 |
| Toluene | 8.84 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Benzene | 6.16 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Monochloroacetic Acid | 5.43 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: ROMBOUT WATER DISTRICT · 3,000 people · 2019 | 2/9 | SYR4 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 5.15 pCi/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2015 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Arsenic | 0.9000 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 4.79 µg/L — BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2018 | 4/9 | SYR4 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U | 0.3700 pCi/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 4.68 pCi/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2015 | 4/9 | SYR4 |
| Monobromoacetic Acid | 4.56 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 4/9 | SYR4 |
| Dichloromethane | 3.35 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Combined Radium (-226 And -228) | 3.02 pCi/L 60% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019 | 3/9 | SYR4 |
| Chromium | 2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2018 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.157 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Bromate | 1.095 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2017 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.6000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 2/9 | SYR4 |
| Combined Uranium | 0.1880 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 0.3561 µg/L — BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2016 | 3/9 | SYR4 |
| Beryllium, Total | 0.3000 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L Highest in the city: CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2019 | 1/9 | SYR4 |
| PFBS | 0.0090 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2023 | 1/9 | UCMR-5 |
| PFOA | 0.0086 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2023 | 1/9 | UCMR-5 |
| Lead | 0.0021 mg/L 14% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: FISHKILL VILLAGE · 4,101 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0082 mg/L — CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER · 1,500 people · 2025 | 8/9 | LCR |
| Pfba | 0.0076 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2023 | 1/9 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfpea | 0.0064 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2023 | 1/9 | UCMR-5 |
| PFOS | 0.0062 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2023 | 1/9 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhxa | 0.0055 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT · 3,788 people · 2023 | 1/9 | UCMR-5 |
Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is
well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the
limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there
means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a
running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the
system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a
violation.
Formal violations are listed separately.
These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide
average. A detection means the lab measured the
substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source
tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.
Water suppliers serving Fishkill
| Supplier | Population served |
|---|---|
| FISHKILL VILLAGE | 4,101 |
| BRINKERHOFF WATER DISTRICT | 3,788 |
| ROMBOUT WATER DISTRICT | 3,000 |
| GLENHAM WATER DISTRICT | 2,246 |
| CASTLE POINT MEDICAL CENTER | 1,500 |
| MERRITT PARK WD, FISHKILL TOWN | 1,300 |
| BEACON HILLS WATER DISTRICT | 999 |
| BLODGETT WATER DISTRICT | 149 |
| POLO FIELDS WATER DISTRICT | 80 |
Frequently asked questions about Fishkill tap water
Is Fishkill tap water safe to drink?
EPA testing detected 38 contaminants in the water serving Fishkill. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.
How many water suppliers serve Fishkill?
9 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Fishkill, New York to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.
What contaminants are in Fishkill's water?
The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Fishkill include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Fluoride, Nitrite, TTHM. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.