New York tap water quality
2,203 community water systems
8.5%
exceed lead action level
(184/2163 systems)
(184/2163 systems)
15.2%
PFOA/PFOS detected
(48/316 systems)
(48/316 systems)
Largest water systems
Lead is the LCR 90th-percentile result; a value above 0.015 mg/L exceeds the
EPA action level. “—” means no lead sample is on file for that system.
| System | City | Population | Lead (p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK CITY SYSTEM | NEW YORK (C) | 8,271,000 | 0.0150 mg/L |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY | BABYLON (T) | 1,100,000 | 0.0070 mg/L |
| MCWA | BATAVIA (T) | 525,262 | 0.0096 mg/L |
| OCWA | SYRACUSE (C) | 350,000 | 0.0070 mg/L |
| ECWA DIRECT | AMHERST (T) | 313,380 | 0.0088 mg/L |
| BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY | BUFFALO (C) | 276,000 | 0.0099 mg/L |
| VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK | CLARKSTOWN (T) | 270,000 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| LIBERTY UTILITIES NEW YORK - LYNBROOK | HEMPSTEAD (T) | 220,000 | 0.0070 mg/L |
| YONKERS CITY | YONKERS (C) | 211,569 | 0.0597 mg/L |
| ROCHESTER CITY | ROCHESTER (C) | 210,000 | 0.0107 mg/L |
| SYRACUSE CITY | SYRACUSE (C) | 192,000 | 0.0280 mg/L |
| VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK, INC. RD-1 | ARDSLEY (V) | 146,732 | 0.0150 mg/L |
| LIBERTY UTILITIES NEW YORK - MERRICK | HEMPSTEAD (T) | 135,000 | 0.0042 mg/L |
| MVWA - MOHAWK VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY | DEERFIELD (T) | 126,250 | 0.0140 mg/L |
| WA OF WESTERN NASSAU | HEMPSTEAD (T) | 120,000 | 0.0071 mg/L |
| TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD WATER DEPARTMENT | HEMPSTEAD (T) | 110,000 | 0.0036 mg/L |
| ALBANY CITY | ALBANY (C) | 98,000 | 0.0139 mg/L |
| ECWA AMHERST | AMHERST (T) | 92,697 | 0.0095 mg/L |
| GREENBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD #1 | GREENBURGH (T) | 86,624 | 0.0175 mg/L |
| LATHAM WATER DISTRICT | COLONIE (T) | 85,590 | 0.0055 mg/L |
| SOUTH HUNTINGTON WATER DISTRICT | HUNTINGTON (T) | 81,760 | 0.0066 mg/L |
| MOUNT VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT | MOUNT VERNON (C) | 73,893 | 0.0332 mg/L |
| TONAWANDA, TOWN WATER DEPT. | KENMORE (V) | 72,571 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| SCHENECTADY CITY WATER WORKS | SCHENECTADY (C) | 61,821 | 0.0143 mg/L |
| WESTCHESTER JOINT WATER WORKS | 59,629 | 0.0125 mg/L | |
| WHITE PLAINS CITY | WHITE PLAINS (C) | 59,559 | 0.0299 mg/L |
| JERICHO WD | OYSTER BAY (T) | 58,000 | 0.0086 mg/L |
| VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK, INC. RD-2 | PORT CHESTER (V) | 57,301 | 0.0103 mg/L |
| HEMPSTEAD (V) | HEMPSTEAD (V) | 56,000 | 0.0031 mg/L |
| ELMIRA WATER BOARD | ELMIRA (C) | 54,000 | 0.0120 mg/L |
| KIRYAS JOEL | KIRYAS JOEL (V) | 51,623 | 0.0076 mg/L |
| TROY CITY PWS | TROY (C) | 51,401 | 0.0301 mg/L |
| NIAGARA FALLS WATER BOARD | NIAGARA FALLS (C) | 50,193 | 0.0130 mg/L |
| HICKSVILLE WD | OYSTER BAY (T) | 48,000 | 0.0023 mg/L |
| BINGHAMTON, CITY OF | BINGHAMTON (C) | 47,600 | 0.0082 mg/L |
| JAMESTOWN BPU | JAMESTOWN (C) | 46,712 | 0.0061 mg/L |
| ENDICOTT MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS | ENDICOTT (V) | 45,000 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| FREEPORT (V) | FREEPORT (V) | 45,000 | 0.0044 mg/L |
| SOUTH FARMINGDALE WD | OYSTER BAY (T) | 44,700 | 0.0019 mg/L |
| MASSAPEQUA WD | MASSAPEQUA PARK (V) | 43,000 | 0.0018 mg/L |
| MANHASSET LAKEVILLE WD | NORTH HEMPSTEAD (T) | 43,000 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| POUGHKEEPSIE TOWNWIDE WD | POUGHKEEPSIE (T) | 43,000 | 0.0115 mg/L |
| GREENLAWN WATER DISTRICT | HUNTINGTON (T) | 42,000 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| YORKTOWN CONSOLD. WATER DIST.#1 | YORKTOWN (T) | 36,000 | 0.0171 mg/L |
| CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY | CLIFTON PARK (T) | 35,000 | 0.0062 mg/L |
| LONG BEACH CITY | LONG BEACH (C) | 35,000 | 0.0021 mg/L |
| RIVERHEAD WATER DISTRICT | RIVERHEAD (T) | 35,000 | 0.0028 mg/L |
| DIX HILLS WATER DISTRICT | HUNTINGTON (T) | 34,522 | 0.0074 mg/L |
| PORT WASHINGTON WD | NORTH HEMPSTEAD (T) | 34,000 | 0.0077 mg/L |
| FORT DRUM | LERAY (T) | 34,000 | 0.0341 mg/L |
| WEST HEMPSTEAD WD | HEMPSTEAD (T) | 32,031 | 0.0019 mg/L |
| ROME CITY | ROME (C) | 31,795 | 0.0201 mg/L |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA (C) | 31,581 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| NORTH TONAWANDA CITY | NORTH TONAWANDA (C) | 31,568 | 0.0102 mg/L |
| WA OF GREAT NECK NORTH | GREAT NECK (V) | 31,400 | 0.0043 mg/L |
| BETHLEHEM WD NO 1 | BETHLEHEM (T) | 31,000 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| POUGHKEEPSIE CITY | POUGHKEEPSIE (C) | 30,639 | 0.0140 mg/L |
| GUILDERLAND TOWN WD | GUILDERLAND (T) | 30,000 | 0.0081 mg/L |
| OSSINING WATER DEPARTMENT | OSSINING (T) | 30,000 | 0.0110 mg/L |
| MIDDLETOWN CITY | MIDDLETOWN (C) | 30,000 | 0.0096 mg/L |
| ITHACA CITY | ITHACA (C) | 29,457 | 0.0146 mg/L |
| OSWEGO CITY | OSWEGO (C) | 29,400 | 0.0128 mg/L |
| ECWA LANCASTER | LANCASTER (T) | 29,018 | 0.0094 mg/L |
| NEWBURGH CITY | NEWBURGH (C) | 29,000 | 0.0110 mg/L |
| CORTLANDT CONSOLIDATED WD | CORTLANDT (T) | 28,369 | 0.0130 mg/L |
| GLEN COVE CITY | GLEN COVE (C) | 28,000 | 0.0084 mg/L |
| ROTTERDAM WD #5 | ROTTERDAM (T) | 28,000 | 0.0054 mg/L |
| WATERTOWN CITY | WATERTOWN (C) | 27,861 | 0.0136 mg/L |
| AUBURN | AUBURN (C) | 27,179 | 0.0066 mg/L |
| SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY | SARATOGA SPRNGS (C) | 26,525 | 0.0112 mg/L |
| BROCKPORT VILLAGE | BROCKPORT (V) | 25,918 | 0.0078 mg/L |
| NEW WINDSOR CONSOLIDATED WD | NEW WINDSOR (T) | 25,667 | 0.0078 mg/L |
| ROCKVILLE CENTRE (V) | ROCKVILLE CENTER (V) | 24,700 | 0.0081 mg/L |
| ECWA ORCHARD PARK | ORCHARD PARK (T) | 24,582 | 0.0093 mg/L |
| PEEKSKILL CITY | PEEKSKILL (C) | 24,272 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| PALMYRA-MACEDON-WALWORTH CSA | MACEDON (T) | 24,267 | 0.0063 mg/L |
| PLATTSBURGH CITY | PLATTSBURGH (C) | 24,173 | 0.0071 mg/L |
| KINGSTON (CITY) WATER DISTRICT | KINGSTON (C) | 24,000 | 0.0120 mg/L |
| ECWA WEST SENECA | WEST SENECA (T) | 23,557 | 0.0094 mg/L |
| GARDEN CITY (V) | GARDEN CITY (V) | 23,272 | 0.0353 mg/L |
| NISKAYUNA CONSOLIDATED WD #11 | SCHENECTADY (C) | 22,287 | 0.0130 mg/L |
| NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD | NEWBURGH (T) | 22,282 | 0.0265 mg/L |
| VESTAL CONSOLIDATED W.D. #1 | VESTAL (T) | 22,200 | 0.0058 mg/L |
| SCARSDALE WATER DEPARTMENT | 21,649 | 0.0128 mg/L | |
| QUEENSBURY WATER DISTRICT | QUEENSBURY (T) | 21,200 | 0.0094 mg/L |
| LOCKPORT CITY WTP | LOCKPORT (C) | 21,165 | 0.0100 mg/L |
| LOCKPORT TOWN WDS | LOCKPORT (T) | 21,105 | 0.0100 mg/L |
| AMSTERDAM (C) | AMSTERDAM (C) | 20,700 | 0.0275 mg/L |
| MINEOLA (V) | MINEOLA (V) | 20,600 | 0.0064 mg/L |
| WESTBURY WD | NORTH HEMPSTEAD (T) | 20,500 | 0.0067 mg/L |
| CORTLAND (C) | CORTLAND (C) | 20,095 | 0.0069 mg/L |
| FRANKLIN SQUARE WD | HEMPSTEAD (T) | 20,000 | 0.0052 mg/L |
| SMITHTOWN WATER DISTRICT | SMITHTOWN (T) | 19,635 | 0.0045 mg/L |
| GRAND ISLAND TOWN WATER DEPT. | GRAND ISLAND (T) | 19,500 | 0.0096 mg/L |
| WALLKILL CONSOLIDATED WD | WALLKILL (T) | 18,450 | 0.0091 mg/L |
| COHOES CITY | COHOES (C) | 18,447 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| WHEATFIELD WD | WHEATFIELD (T) | 18,117 | 0.0100 mg/L |
| GARDEN CITY PARK WD | NEW HYDE PARK (V) | 18,000 | 0.0047 mg/L |
| GLOVERSVILLE (C) WATER WORKS | GLOVERSVILLE (C) | 17,991 | 0.0077 mg/L |
| KENSICO WATER DISTRICT | MOUNT PLEASANT (T) | 17,917 | 0.0035 mg/L |