Is The Farms Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Westchester

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-10-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-07-13
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-07-13

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	3365 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3480 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2026
Nitrate-Nitrite	3204 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3480 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.735 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	2.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	23.7 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.57 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.46 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.985 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 6.03 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	2.3035 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.37 µg/L	8/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	263.85 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 270 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	3.35 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2016–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.306 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.39 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2016–2018
Cyanide	5.485 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.1755 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.22 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2016–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.4285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.45 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2014–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.2885 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2900 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	4.7 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.1000 pCi/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2016
Selenium	2.3 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Toluene	0.3800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019

50 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WINN, KEVIN
Phone: 914-666-7855
Email: kwinn@bedfordny.gov

Frequently asked questions about The Farms Water District

Is The Farms Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in The Farms Water District's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in The Farms Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Bromoform, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does The Farms Water District serve?

The Farms Water District reports serving 300 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has The Farms Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 15 violations on file for The Farms Water District, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.