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Lead in New York drinking water

2,163 community water systems tested

8.5%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(184/2,163)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
CRESCENT MEADOW APT COMMUNITY POTSDAM (T) 30 0.1413 mg/L
BLISS WATER SUPPLY EAGLE (T) 250 0.1054 mg/L
SOUTH PRE-EMPTION WATER DISTRICT WATERLOO (T) 30 0.0914 mg/L
PALMER CENTER UGARC ULSTER (T) 30 0.0909 mg/L
CENTRAL DUTCHESS WATER LINE EAST FISHKILL (T) 400 0.0900 mg/L
SCHROON LAKE WD SCHROON (T) 2,750 0.0890 mg/L
PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE BRIGHTON (T) 1,100 0.0840 mg/L
FOX HILL ESTATES SOUTHEAST (T) 100 0.0762 mg/L
PREBLE MOBILE HOME PARK PREBLE (T) 60 0.0758 mg/L
WOODLANDS AT CAIRO APTS CAIRO (T) 90 0.0702 mg/L
GREEN MANSIONS HOA TENNIS & SWIM WARRENSBURG (T) 180 0.0677 mg/L
MAPLEBROOK SCHOOL AMENIA (T) 187 0.0654 mg/L
WILMINGTON WD WILMINGTON (T) 980 0.0604 mg/L
YONKERS CITY YONKERS (C) 211,569 0.0597 mg/L
TILLY FOSTER APARTMENTS CARMEL (T) 36 0.0590 mg/L
NEW BALTIMORE WATER DIST #2 NEW BALTIMORE (T) 63 0.0590 mg/L
HOMEROOM LOFTS SAND LAKE (T) 62 0.0551 mg/L
THE PARAMOUNT AT SOMERS REHAB CENTER SOMERS (T) 400 0.0537 mg/L
NIKAJ ESTATES SOUTHEAST (T) 40 0.0486 mg/L
EVERGREEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOC. WARRENSBURG (T) 100 0.0458 mg/L
CONTINENTAL VILLAGE WD PHILIPSTOWN (T) 1,509 0.0422 mg/L
TANNERSVILLE VILLAGE HUNTER (T) 629 0.0410 mg/L
OCFS INDUSTRY RESIDENTIAL CENTER RUSH (T) 171 0.0408 mg/L
BOLTON WATER DISTRICT BOLTON (T) 1,800 0.0404 mg/L
GODFREYS POND STAFFORD (T) 40 0.0402 mg/L
ROLLING ACRES MHP MONT VERNON 100 0.0400 mg/L
SAINT BASILS ACADEMY PHILIPSTOWN (T) 50 0.0391 mg/L
TACONIC SHORES COPAKE (T) 950 0.0390 mg/L
BRIARCLIFF MANOR VILLAGE BRIARCLIFF MANOR (V) 9,190 0.0376 mg/L
SUNSET RIDGE WATER DISTRICT NORTH SALEM (T) 625 0.0376 mg/L
GARDEN CITY (V) GARDEN CITY (V) 23,272 0.0353 mg/L
IRVINGTON WATER SUPPLY IRVINGTON (V) 6,631 0.0350 mg/L
SUNSHINE ESTATES VERNON (V) 45 0.0349 mg/L
STILLWATER VILLAGE (SCWA) STILLWATER (V) 1,600 0.0342 mg/L
FORT DRUM LERAY (T) 34,000 0.0341 mg/L
MOUNT VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT MOUNT VERNON (C) 73,893 0.0332 mg/L
ANDES WATER DISTRICT ANDES (T) 260 0.0332 mg/L
DOLGEVILLE (V) PWS DOLGEVILLE (V) 2,166 0.0332 mg/L
HOLLYWOOD HILLS CONDO WEBB (T) 50 0.0325 mg/L
MOBILE MANOR MOBILE HOME PARK ELBRIDGE (V) 58 0.0309 mg/L
HERKIMER VILLAGE HERKIMER (V) 7,606 0.0308 mg/L
TROY CITY PWS TROY (C) 51,401 0.0301 mg/L
WHITE PLAINS CITY WHITE PLAINS (C) 59,559 0.0299 mg/L
MAHOPAC WATER CO CARMEL (T) 1,202 0.0296 mg/L
CPWA ROUTE 146A BALLSTON WD CLIFTON PARK (T) 60 0.0294 mg/L
PARKWOOD 58 0.0294 mg/L
GOUVERNEUR GOUVERNEUR (V) 4,263 0.0290 mg/L
KINGSTON CENTER AN0 EXETER 77 0.0288 mg/L
DENVER WATER DISTRICT ROXBURY (T) 361 0.0281 mg/L
SYRACUSE CITY SYRACUSE (C) 192,000 0.0280 mg/L
CLINTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY DANNEMORA (V) 3,001 0.0279 mg/L
MEADS POND MOBILE HOME PARK NORTH NORWICH (T) 56 0.0279 mg/L
RENWOOD APARTMENTS MANSFIELD 190 0.0279 mg/L
NICHOLS TOWN NICHOLS (T) 725 0.0278 mg/L
AMSTERDAM (C) AMSTERDAM (C) 20,700 0.0275 mg/L
CARMEL WD 9 CARMEL (T) 400 0.0272 mg/L
HILLBURN VILLAGE RAMAPO (T) 950 0.0271 mg/L
OKEMO VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS LUDLOW 180 0.0271 mg/L
BANGOR WD BANGOR (T) 375 0.0270 mg/L
MELODY LAKE WD THOMPSON (T) 150 0.0268 mg/L
KEENE VALLEY WD KEENE (T) 660 0.0265 mg/L
MAGIC PINES MHP LEWIS (T) 40 0.0265 mg/L
NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD NEWBURGH (T) 22,282 0.0265 mg/L
RAMLEH WATER WORKS CORP. INC. MOUNT KISCO (V) 80 0.0264 mg/L
CARMEL WD 3 CARMEL (T) 1,350 0.0263 mg/L
WELLS BRIDGE WATER ASSOC. UNADILLA (T) 85 0.0260 mg/L
EMERALD GREEN LAKE LOUISE MARIE WC THOMPSON (T) 2,400 0.0258 mg/L
BOVINA CENTER WATER DIST. NO 1 BOVINA (T) 142 0.0254 mg/L
STERLING LAKE WARWICK (T) 225 0.0252 mg/L
SHERRILL - KENWOOD WD SHERRILL (C) 3,142 0.0250 mg/L
OVID VILLAGE OVID (V) 990 0.0250 mg/L
SARANAC LAKE V SARANAC LAKE (V) 5,345 0.0245 mg/L
DERING HARBOR WATER DISTRICT SHELTER ISLAND (T) 14 0.0245 mg/L
SCOTCHTOWN PARK GOSHEN (T) 180 0.0242 mg/L
LIVINGSTON MANOR WD ROCKLAND (T) 1,500 0.0240 mg/L
DELANSON VILLAGE WATER WORKS DELANSON (V) 380 0.0240 mg/L
GOUVERNEUR WEST SIDE WATER DISTRICT GOUVERNEUR (T) 165 0.0240 mg/L
MARYLAND WATER DISTRICT MARYLAND (T) 524 0.0236 mg/L
ROXBURY WATER DISTRICT ROXBURY (T) 600 0.0234 mg/L
HERITAGE VILLAGE RETIREMENT CAMPUS GERRY (T) 250 0.0231 mg/L
VALLEY VIEW PARK WALLKILL (T) 215 0.0228 mg/L
TORNE BROOK FARM RAMAPO (T) 50 0.0224 mg/L
HANCOCK VILLAGE HANCOCK (V) 1,182 0.0222 mg/L
ATTICA CORRECTIONAL ATTICA (T) 2,000 0.0220 mg/L
WYOMING CORRECTIONAL ATTICA (T) 1,600 0.0220 mg/L
WESTSIDE GREENWOOD LAKE W.D. WARWICK (T) 1,700 0.0219 mg/L
HILLSIDE (FKA RURAL ATLANTIC) WARWICK (T) 74 0.0219 mg/L
CANDOR LANDING CANDOR (V) 99 0.0218 mg/L
PLEASANT RIDGE WATER DISTRICT MOUNT PLEASANT (T) 95 0.0218 mg/L
WILLSBORO WD WILLSBORO (T) 1,571 0.0217 mg/L
ATTICA VILLAGE ALEXANDER (T) 2,659 0.0215 mg/L
ALEXANDER VILLAGE ALEXANDER (V) 785 0.0215 mg/L
COLD SPRING TRAILER COURT PHILIPSTOWN (T) 29 0.0214 mg/L
SOUTH MAPLE ESTATES DEERPARK (T) 36 0.0212 mg/L
WHITEHALL VILLAGE WHITEHALL (V) 2,800 0.0210 mg/L
INDIAN LAKE WD INDIAN LAKE (T) 900 0.0210 mg/L
STONEY FIELD MOBILE HOME PARK EGG HARBOR TWP-0108 200 0.0210 mg/L
LONDON BRIDGE WATER WORKS CARMEL (T) 224 0.0209 mg/L
GUILFORD WATER DISTRICT GUILFORD (T) 350 0.0208 mg/L
LITTLE SWITZERLAND EAST FISHKILL (T) 400 0.0208 mg/L