New York
It depends on the town. 282 of 301 listed water systems in New York, United States are low risk (93.7%).
- 282Low
- 12Medium
- 7High
- 0Critical
- Albany2 systems · low risk
- AlbertsonLow risk
- Albion VillageLow risk
- AlfredLow risk
- AmsterdamLow risk
- AuburnLow risk
- BabylonLow risk
- BaldwinsvilleLow risk
- Ballston SpaLow risk
- Batavia2 systems · low risk
- BathLow risk
- BayvilleLow risk
- BeaconMedium risk
- Bear MountainLow risk
- Bedford HillsLow risk
- BethpageLow risk
- Big FlatsLow risk
- Binghamton2 systems · low risk
- Briarcliff ManorLow risk
- BrockportLow risk
- Brookhaven National LaboratoryLow risk
- Buffalo10 systems · low risk
- Burnt Hills-ballston LkLow risk
- Canandaigua3 systems · low risk
- CantonLow risk
- Carle PlaceLow risk
- CarmelLow risk
- CarthageLow risk
- CatskillLow risk
- Central ValleyLow risk
- ChappaquaLow risk
- ChautauquaLow risk
- ChesterLow risk
- ClayLow risk
- Clifton ParkLow risk
- CobleskillMedium risk
- CohoesHigh risk
- CorningLow risk
- Cornwall-on-hudsonLow risk
- CortlandLow risk
- Cortlandt ManorLow risk
- CoxsackieLow risk
- Croton-on-HudsonLow risk
- DansvilleLow risk
- DelhiLow risk
- DelmarLow risk
- Dix HillsLow risk
- DunkirkHigh risk
- East AuroraLow risk
- East GreenbushLow risk
- East Syracuse2 systems · low risk
- EllenvilleLow risk
- Elma NoLow risk
- ElmiraLow risk
- ElmsfordLow risk
- EndicottLow risk
- FarmingdaleLow risk
- Fishkill2 systems · low risk
- Fort DrumLow risk
- Fort EdwardLow risk
- Fort Montgomery2 systems · low risk
- Franklin SquareLow risk
- FredoniaLow risk
- FreeportLow risk
- FultonLow risk
- Garden CityLow risk
- Garden City ParkLow risk
- GasportLow risk
- Geneseo VillageLow risk
- GenevaLow risk
- GlascoLow risk
- Glen CoveLow risk
- Glens Falls2 systems · low risk
- GlenvilleLow risk
- GloversvilleLow risk
- Gorham TownLow risk
- GoshenMedium risk
- GouverneurLow risk
- Grand IslandLow risk
- Great Neck2 systems · low risk
- GreenburghLow risk
- GreenlawnLow risk
- Greenwood LakeLow risk
- Guilderland TownLow risk
- Halfmoon (troy)Low risk
- HamiltonLow risk
- Hampton BaysLow risk
- HarrimanLow risk
- HauppaugeLow risk
- Hempstead2 systems · low risk
- Heritage HillsLow risk
- HerkimerHigh risk
- HicksvilleLow risk
- HighlandMedium risk
- Highland FallsLow risk
- Homer2 systems · low risk
- Hoosick FallsLow risk
- HornellLow risk
- HorseheadsLow risk
- Hudson2 systems · low risk
- Hudson Falls2 systems · low risk
- Hyde ParkLow risk
- IlionHigh risk
- IrvingtonLow risk
- Ithaca3 systems · low risk
- JamestownLow risk
- JerichoLow risk
- Johnson CityLow risk
- JohnstownLow risk
- KenmoreLow risk
- Kiryas JoelLow risk
- Lake KatrineLow risk
- Lake PlacidLow risk
- LarchmontLow risk
- LathamLow risk
- Lcwsa ConsolidatedLow risk
- LewistonLow risk
- LibertyLow risk
- Little FallsLow risk
- Lockport3 systems · low risk
- Locust ValleyLow risk
- Long BeachLow risk
- LowvilleLow risk
- LyonsLow risk
- MaloneLow risk
- Malta #1Low risk
- MamaroneckLow risk
- MassapequaLow risk
- MassenaLow risk
- MechanicvilleLow risk
- MedinaLow risk
- Menands VillageLow risk
- Merrick3 systems · includes medium risk
- MiddleportLow risk
- Middletown2 systems · low risk
- MineolaLow risk
- MonroeLow risk
- MontgomeryLow risk
- MonticelloLow risk
- Moreau #2 (queensbury)Low risk
- Mount KiscoMedium risk
- Mount MorrisLow risk
- Mount VernonLow risk
- New Hyde ParkLow risk
- New PaltzMedium risk
- New RochelleLow risk
- New WindsorLow risk
- New York CityLow risk
- Newburgh2 systems · low risk
- NewfaneLow risk
- Niagara Falls2 systems · low risk
- NiskayunaLow risk
- North Tonawanda2 systems · low risk
- NorwichLow risk
- NyackLow risk
- Ocean BeachLow risk
- OgdensburgLow risk
- Old WestburyLow risk
- OleanLow risk
- OneidaLow risk
- OneontaLow risk
- Ontario Town Benefit Area #1Low risk
- OssiningLow risk
- OswegoLow risk
- OwegoLow risk
- Oyster BayLow risk
- Painted PostLow risk
- PalmyraLow risk
- Palmyra VillageLow risk
- PeekskillLow risk
- Penn YanLow risk
- PerryLow risk
- Pine BushLow risk
- PlainviewLow risk
- Plattsburgh2 systems · low risk
- PleasantvilleLow risk
- Port EwenLow risk
- Port JervisLow risk
- Port WashingtonLow risk
- PotsdamLow risk
- Poughkeepsie2 systems · low risk
- PulaskiLow risk
- QueensburyLow risk
- RavenaLow risk
- Red HookLow risk
- RensselaerLow risk
- RhinebeckLow risk
- RiverheadLow risk
- Rochester5 systems · includes high risk
- Rockville CentreLow risk
- RomeMedium risk
- RoslynLow risk
- RotterdamLow risk
- Saint JamesLow risk
- Saint Regis Mohawk TribeLow risk
- Salamanca2 systems · low risk
- SanbornLow risk
- Saranac LakeLow risk
- Saratoga Springs2 systems · low risk
- SaugertiesLow risk
- ScarsdaleLow risk
- SchenectadyLow risk
- ScotiaLow risk
- Scriba (oswego)Low risk
- Seneca FallsLow risk
- ShortsvilleLow risk
- SidneyLow risk
- SkaneatelesMedium risk
- Sleepy HollowLow risk
- SmithtownLow risk
- SodusLow risk
- Somers Consolidated #1Low risk
- South Blooming Grove VillageLow risk
- South FallsburgLow risk
- South FarmingdaleLow risk
- South Glens FallsLow risk
- South HuntingtonLow risk
- SpringvilleLow risk
- SuffernLow risk
- Syracuse2 systems · includes high risk
- TarrytownLow risk
- TiconderogaLow risk
- TonawandaLow risk
- TroyLow risk
- Tupper LakeLow risk
- UticaLow risk
- ValhallaLow risk
- VestalLow risk
- VictorLow risk
- WaldenLow risk
- Wappingers Falls2 systems · low risk
- WarrensburgLow risk
- WarsawMedium risk
- WarwickLow risk
- WashingtonvilleLow risk
- WaterfordLow risk
- WaterlooLow risk
- Watertown2 systems · includes medium risk
- Watervliet CityLow risk
- WaverlyLow risk
- WellsvilleLow risk
- West HempsteadLow risk
- West Nyack3 systems · low risk
- WestburyLow risk
- WestfieldLow risk
- White PlainsLow risk
- WilliamsonLow risk
- Williston ParkLow risk
- WilsonLow risk
- WiltonLow risk
- WolcottLow risk
- WynantskillLow risk
- YonkersLow risk
- Yorktown HeightsLow risk
- YoungstownLow risk
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in New York, United States?
It depends on the town. 282 of 301 listed water systems in New York, United States are low risk (93.7%).
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.