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New York Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 32 public water systems in New York, serving a combined 22,529,210 residents. The statewide average grade is D.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
D
66/100
Total utilities rated 32
Population served 22,529,210
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 4 of 32

Top water quality concerns in New York

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) significantly above health guideline

Cities in New York

Browse tap water quality reports by city. Click any city to see its grade, what's in the water, and recommended filters.

ALBANY (C)
C 98,000
AMHERST (T)
C 406,077
ARDSLEY (V)
C 146,732
BABYLON (T)
C 1,100,000
BATAVIA (T)
F 768,458
BRIGHTON (T)
F 768,458
BRONXVILLE (V)
C 146,732
BROOKHAVEN (T)
C 1,100,000
BUFFALO (C)
D 589,380
Buffalo
C 256,000
CHEEKTOWAGA (T)
C 313,380
CHILI (T)
F 768,458
CHURCHVILLE (V)
F 768,458
CLARENCE (T)
C 313,380
CLARKSON (T)
F 768,458
CLARKSTOWN (T)
F 270,000
COLONIE (T)
D 85,590
CONCORD (T)
C 313,380
DEERFIELD (T)
C 126,250
DEPEW (V)
C 313,380
DOBBS FERRY (V)
C 146,732
EAST HAMPTON (T)
C 1,100,000
EAST ROCHESTER (X)
F 768,458
EASTCHESTER (T)
C 146,732
ELMIRA (C)
F 54,000
ELMIRA (T)
F 54,000
ELMIRA HEIGHTS (V)
F 54,000
EVANS (T)
C 313,380
FAIRPORT (V)
F 768,458
GATES (T)
F 768,458
GREECE (T)
F 768,458
HAMLIN (T)
F 768,458
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON (V)
C 146,732
HEMPSTEAD (T)
D 585,000
HEMPSTEAD (V)
D 56,000
HENRIETTA (T)
F 768,458
HONEOYE FALLS (V)
F 768,458
HUNTINGTON (T)
C 1,181,760
IRONDEQUOIT (T)
F 768,458
ISLIP (T)
C 1,100,000
KENDALL (T)
F 768,458
KENMORE (V)
F 72,571
LACKAWANNA (C)
C 313,380
LANCASTER (V)
C 313,380
LYNBROOK (V)
F 220,000
MAMARONECK
F 59,629
MARCY (T)
C 126,250
MENDON (T)
F 768,458
MOUNT VERNON (C)
C 73,893
NEW HARTFORD (T)
C 126,250
NEW HARTFORD (V)
C 126,250
NEW ROCHELLE (C)
C 146,732
NEW YORK (C)
F 8,271,000
NEW YORK MILLS (V)
C 126,250
NORTH HEMPSTEAD (T)
D 120,000
New York
C 8,336,000
OAKFIELD (T)
F 768,458
OAKFIELD (V)
F 768,458
OGDEN (T)
F 768,458
ORISKANY (V)
C 126,250
OYSTER BAY (T)
C 58,000
PARMA (T)
F 768,458
PELHAM (V)
C 146,732
PELHAM MANOR (V)
C 146,732
PENFIELD (T)
F 768,458
PERINTON (T)
F 768,458
PITTSFORD (T)
F 768,458
PITTSFORD (V)
F 768,458
PORT CHESTER (V)
D 57,301
RIGA (T)
F 768,458
RIVERHEAD (T)
C 1,100,000
ROCHESTER (C)
F 978,458
RUSH (T)
F 768,458
RYE (T)
D 57,301
RYE BROOK (V)
D 57,301
Rochester
D 206,000
SCHENECTADY (C)
D 61,821
SCOTTSVILLE (V)
F 768,458
SLOAN (V)
C 313,380
SMITHTOWN (T)
C 1,100,000
SOUTHAMPTON (T)
C 1,100,000
SOUTHOLD (T)
C 1,100,000
SOUTHPORT (T)
F 54,000
SPENCERPORT (V)
F 768,458
SWEDEN (T)
F 768,458
SYRACUSE (C)
F 542,000
TONAWANDA (C)
D 385,951
TUCKAHOE (V)
C 146,732
UTICA (C)
C 126,250
VICTOR (T)
F 768,458
VICTOR (V)
F 768,458
WEBSTER (T)
F 768,458
WESTMORELAND (T)
C 126,250
WHEATLAND (T)
F 768,458
WHITE PLAINS (C)
C 59,559
WHITESBORO (V)
C 126,250
WHITESTOWN (T)
C 126,250
YONKERS (C)
C 211,569
YORKVILLE (V)
C 126,250

Grade distribution

A
0 (0%)
B
6 (19%)
C
13 (41%)
D
9 (28%)
F
4 (12%)

All rated utilities in New York

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 MVWA - MOHAWK VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY NEW HARTFORD (V) 126,250 79 B
#2 ECWA AMHERST AMHERST (T) 92,697 77 B
#3 ECWA DIRECT EVANS (T) 313,380 77 B
#4 TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD WATER DEPARTMENT HEMPSTEAD (T) 110,000 77 B
#5 YONKERS CITY YONKERS (C) 211,569 77 B
#6 MOUNT VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT MOUNT VERNON (C) 73,893 75 B
#7 JERICHO WD OYSTER BAY (T) 58,000 73 C
#8 VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK, INC. RD-1 TUCKAHOE (V) 146,732 73 C
#9 Buffalo Water Authority Buffalo 256,000 73 C
#10 New York Water Utilities New York 8,336,000 73 C
#11 SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY SMITHTOWN (T) 1,100,000 72 C
#12 WHITE PLAINS CITY WHITE PLAINS (C) 59,559 72 C
#13 ALBANY CITY ALBANY (C) 98,000 71 C
#14 SOUTH HUNTINGTON WATER DISTRICT HUNTINGTON (T) 81,760 71 C
#15 LIBERTY UTILITIES NEW YORK - MERRICK HEMPSTEAD (T) 135,000 70 C
#16 HEMPSTEAD (V) HEMPSTEAD (V) 56,000 69 C
#17 Rochester Municipal Water System Rochester 206,000 69 C
#18 VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK, INC. RD-2 PORT CHESTER (V) 57,301 67 C
#19 LATHAM WATER DISTRICT COLONIE (T) 85,590 66 C
#20 ROCHESTER CITY ROCHESTER (C) 210,000 64 D
#21 WA OF WESTERN NASSAU HEMPSTEAD (T) 120,000 63 D
#22 SCHENECTADY CITY WATER WORKS SCHENECTADY (C) 61,821 62 D
#23 OCWA SYRACUSE (C) 350,000 61 D
#24 LIBERTY UTILITIES NEW YORK - LYNBROOK HEMPSTEAD (T) 220,000 58 D
#25 TONAWANDA, TOWN WATER DEPT. KENMORE (V) 72,571 57 D
#26 NEW YORK CITY SYSTEM NEW YORK (C) 8,271,000 57 D
#27 ELMIRA WATER BOARD ELMIRA HEIGHTS (V) 54,000 56 D
#28 BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY BUFFALO (C) 276,000 55 D
#29 MCWA WHEATLAND (T) 768,458 54 F
#30 SYRACUSE CITY SYRACUSE (C) 192,000 48 F
#31 WESTCHESTER JOINT WATER WORKS MAMARONECK 59,629 48 F
#32 VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK CLARKSTOWN (T) 270,000 47 F