New York Drinking Water Violations

7,834Water Systems
200,907Total Violations
8,698Health-Based

New York has 7,834 active public water systems regulated under the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act. Across these systems, there have been 8,698 health-based violations out of 200,907 total violations recorded. Currently, 174 water systems have unresolved health-based violations.

The most frequently cited health-based contaminants in New York are Unknown, Unknown, and Unknown. Health-based violations mean a water system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed required treatment standards.

Browse the counties below to find specific water systems, or search by address or ZIP code to find your water provider.

Counties

CountyWater SystemsTotal ViolationsHealth-Based
Westchester County 253 5,075 1,431
Orange County 444 30,021 1,290
Putnam County 367 1,125 808
Dutchess County 531 21,702 641
Jefferson County 148 1,263 320
Greene County 194 6,555 253
Saratoga County 217 8,264 252
Schoharie County 66 489 168
Montgomery County 53 2,988 155
Oswego County 157 2,588 151
Albany County 64 3,425 149
Franklin County 87 587 143
Suffolk County 140 1,435 138
Washington County 116 3,274 136
Rockland County 49 626 124
Essex County 134 792 115
Onondaga County 86 504 109
Warren County 228 6,683 107
Columbia County 198 6,913 106
Ontario County 53 1,277 96
Steuben County 152 4,084 94
Sullivan County 494 7,301 91
Herkimer County 123 5,333 88
Erie County 102 3,822 85
Ulster County 442 10,063 81
Chautauqua County 191 6,313 77
Allegany County 76 4,608 75
Schenectady County 31 571 75
Cayuga County 85 304 75
Lewis County 68 1,150 73
Oneida County 126 2,463 70
Rensselaer County 145 1,655 62
Wyoming County 91 741 58
Madison County 88 1,047 53
Fulton County 113 5,444 47
Livingston County 37 612 47
Wayne County 34 543 43
Hamilton County 88 327 41
Delaware County 140 7,070 37
Cattaraugus County 144 2,181 37
Clinton County 138 1,999 37
Schuyler County 61 1,975 37
Otsego County 195 6,597 34
Seneca County 83 1,103 32
Yates County 68 1,504 29
Nassau County 44 1,220 25
Broome County 170 496 25
Tompkins County 105 819 23
Tioga County 91 747 23
St. Lawrence County 226 5,076 22
Cortland County 78 3,068 12
Genesee County 23 117 12
Chemung County 77 1,546 8
Chenango County 96 1,365 6
Monroe County 19 70 4
Orleans County 20 92 1
Niagara County 21 4 1