New York
2,322 Utilities
Serving: 22,143,000
Data available: 2010-2015
Contaminants Found: 139
EWG's drinking water quality report for New York shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in New York and provided to EWG by the New York Department of Health - Bureau of Public Water Supply Protection.
Below are utilities in New York serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically. Click the "more" button below to get the full list of utilities serving over 10,000 people.
Large utilities in New York
| Utility | Location | People Served |
|---|---|---|
| Albany City | Albany, NY | 132,082 |
| Albertson WD | Roslyn Heights, NY | 13,500 |
| Albion Village | Waterport, NY | 17,206 |
| Amsterdam | Amsterdam, NY | 22,132 |
| Auburn | Auburn, NY | 30,938 |
| Batavia City | Batavia, NY | 20,875 |
| Beacon City | Beacon, NY | 21,080 |
| Bethlehem Water District No. 1 | Bethlehem, NY | 61,712 |
| Bethpage WD | Bethpage, NY | 33,000 |
| Brentwood WD | Oakdale, NY | 28,500 |
| Brockport Village | Brockport, NY | 22,200 |
| Buffalo Water Authority | Buffalo, NY | 276,000 |
| Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake WD | Burnt Hills, NY | 46,062 |
| Canandaigua City | Canandaigua, NY | 33,652 |
| Canandaigua-Farmington Consolidated WD | Victor, NY | 38,000 |
| Chenango Consolidated WD #1 | Binghamton, NY | 10,667 |
| City of Binghamton | Binghamton, NY | 74,879 |
| City of Troy Public Utilities | Troy, NY | 112,999 |
| Clay WDS | Clay, NY | 16,000 |
| Clifton Park Water Authority | Clifton Park, NY | 39,710 |
| Cohoes City | Cohoes, NY | 18,450 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 44,581 |
| Corning City | Corning, NY | 10,332 |
| Cortland | Cortland, NY | 20,095 |
| Cortlandt Consolidated WD | Cortlandt Manor, NY | 28,369 |
| DANC (Watertown / Ft. Drum) | Watertown, NY | 35,150 |
| Dewitt WDS - North | East Syracuse, NY | 13,600 |
| Dewitt WDS - South | East Syracuse, NY | 16,200 |
| Dix Hills Water District | Huntington, NY | 34,522 |
| Dunkirk City and Area | Dunkirk, NY | 14,500 |
Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2015 to September 2018 in New York
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2015 to September 2018 in New York
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Water District No. 1 | Bethlehem, NY | 61,712 | 30 |
| Watertown City | Watertown, NY | 29,406 | 30 |
| Kiryas Joel Village | Monroe, NY | 27,088 | 17 |
| Westchester Joint Water Works | Mamaroneck, NY | 116,000 | 5 |
| Rockville Centre | Rockville Centre, NY | 24,700 | 5 |
| New York City System | Flushing, NY | 8,954,086 | 5 |
| Kensico Water District | Valhalla, NY | 17,917 | 5 |
| Newburgh Consolidated WD | Newburgh, NY | 29,663 | 5 |
| Pleasantville Water District | Pleasantville, NY | 10,214 | 2 |
| Albertson WD | Roslyn Heights, NY | 13,500 | 1 |
| Rome City | Rome, NY | 39,670 | 1 |
| MVWA - Mohawk Valley Water Authority | Utica, NY | 133,122 | 1 |
| Massena Village | Massena, NY | 15,387 | 1 |
| Peekskill City | Peekskill, NY | 52,969 | 1 |
| Plattsburgh City | Plattsburgh, NY | 24,908 | 1 |
| Suffolk County Water Authority | Hauppauge, NY | 1,137,108 | 1 |
| Oneonta City | Oneonta, NY | 15,779 | 1 |
| Hempstead | Hempstead, NY | 56,000 | 1 |
| Tarrytown Water Supply | Tarrytown, NY | 11,000 | 1 |
| Fishkill Village | Fishkill, NY | 11,337 | 1 |
| Cohoes City | Cohoes, NY | 18,450 | 1 |
| Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 68,719 | 1 |
| Suffern Village | Suffern, NY | 12,000 | 1 |
| Mechanicville City | Mechanicville, NY | 20,297 | 1 |
| City of Troy Public Utilities | Troy, NY | 112,999 | 1 |
| Greater Plattsburgh Water District | Plattsburgh, NY | 12,039 | 1 |
| Floyd Water District | Rome, NY | 34,560 | 1 |
| Beacon City | Beacon, NY | 21,080 | 1 |
Contaminants found in New York above health guidelines
| Found above health guidelines | Found | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | # of Utilities | People Served | |||
Chromium (hexavalent) | 304 | 18,616,965 | 335 | 19,313,394 | |||
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 1,137 | 18,307,827 | 1,170 | 19,393,626 | |||
Chloroform | 950 | 18,171,708 | 976 | 18,758,030 | |||
Bromodichloromethane | 973 | 17,994,161 | 981 | 18,408,261 | |||
Dichloroacetic acid | 779 | 17,756,305 | 811 | 17,820,086 | |||
Trichloroacetic acid | 685 | 17,594,374 | 708 | 17,712,868 | |||
Dibromochloromethane | 877 | 7,199,086 | 893 | 7,778,412 | |||
Radium-228 | 669 | 5,907,570 | 677 | 5,933,642 | |||
Radium-226 | 548 | 4,443,190 | 605 | 4,882,926 | |||
Bromoform | 385 | 1,905,743 | 500 | 5,199,853 | |||
1,2,3-Trichloropropane | 10 | 1,410,080 | 12 | 1,555,080 | |||
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) | 6 | 1,210,558 | 6 | 1,210,558 | |||
Arsenic | 147 | 810,011 | 150 | 860,986 | |||
1,4-Dioxane | 20 | 699,150 | 76 | 12,563,559 | |||
Chlorate | 26 | 654,578 | 273 | 17,784,115 | |||
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) | 14 | 624,732 | 18 | 855,732 | |||
Perchlorate | 13 | 435,810 | 20 | 669,215 | |||
Uranium | 254 | 343,046 | 370 | 2,792,635 | |||
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 5 | 175,700 | 5 | 175,700 | |||
Manganese | 57 | 149,412 | 260 | 3,625,376 | |||
Carbon tetrachloride | 4 | 142,260 | 6 | 202,260 | |||
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 1 | 120,000 | 1 | 120,000 | |||
Thallium | 4 | 112,909 | 14 | 360,363 | |||
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA) | 5 | 93,700 | 7 | 1,232,858 | |||
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) | 5 | 93,700 | 7 | 1,232,858 | |||
Nitrate | 38 | 91,626 | 1,437 | 18,706,234 | |||
Nitrate and nitrite | 13 | 80,290 | 314 | 14,029,537 | |||
Barium | 24 | 63,769 | 977 | 9,516,023 | |||
Vinyl chloride | 2 | 60,925 | 2 | 60,925 | |||
Simazine | 1 | 58,000 | 1 | 58,000 | |||
Chlorite | 15 | 43,148 | 15 | 43,148 | |||
Radon | 25 | 38,887 | 25 | 38,887 | |||
Beryllium | 1 | 35,000 | 7 | 274,379 | |||
Heptachlor epoxide | 1 | 34,000 | 1 | 34,000 | |||
Trichloroethylene | 9 | 19,516 | 19 | 444,131 | |||
Atrazine | 5 | 6,319 | 18 | 654,194 | |||
Antimony | 4 | 5,330 | 27 | 132,940 | |||
1,2-Dichloroethane | 1 | 4,925 | 5 | 145,735 | |||
Cadmium | 4 | 3,409 | 4 | 3,409 | |||
Chloromethane | 4 | 2,147 | 82 | 473,378 | |||
Styrene | 5 | 1,265 | 12 | 13,487 | |||
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) | 2 | 1,092 | 2 | 1,092 | |||
1,1-Dichloroethane | 1 | 84 | 35 | 2,402,138 | |||
Benzo[a]pyrene | 1 | 78 | 1 | 78 | |||
Contaminants found in New York above legal limits
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 26 | 29,190 | |
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 9 | 10,427 | |
Arsenic | 15 | 5,237 | |
Barium | 2 | 3,014 | |
Radium, combined (-226 & -228) | 2 | 90 |