Lime Ridge Farm
What EPA’s and New York’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 60 people
- Connections
- 28
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Beekman (T), NY
- County
- Dutchess
- Owner
- Private
The short answer
1 result is above the health goal. The worst: Uranium, above the health goal. 10 health-based violations since 2016.
What handles itWhat was found
Uranium, haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate and arsenic: New York’s yearly summaries per water system, 2020 to 2024, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Fluoride and chromium (total): EPA’s compliance monitoring file, samples taken from Dec. 27, 2013 to Dec. 5, 2019. Newer results are in the utility’s annual water quality report.
Above the health goal1
Uranium
Comes from the source
10.9ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2024
2024 average: 7.3 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 10.9 ppb, in 2020: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 12.8 ppb. In 2024, the latest year on file, it averaged 7.3 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 8.4 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Uranium”
Below EPA’s limits5
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.18ppm
Highest yearly average, 2013 to 2019
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.18 ppm, in 2019, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. That was also the latest year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
1.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.5 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. That was also the latest year on file.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
1.9ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.9 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. That was also the latest year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
1.8ppb
Highest yearly average, 2013 to 2019
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.8 ppb, in 2019, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. That was also the latest year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.17ppm
Highest sample; found in 2 of 5
2024: not found
The highest sample, in 2023, was 0.17 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2024, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.07 ppm, in 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Lead
What handles it
A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”
- NSF/ANSI 58
Claim: Uranium
For: Uranium
At the tap, or for the whole house?
These come with the water itself, so a whole-house system certified for the same claims treats every tap and shower. A filter at the tap treats drinking water for much less. How whole-house systems compare.
Filters with those claims on a certifier’s listing
None of the filters TapBuff has checked so far carry these claims. Search the certifier listings for the claim above.
Compare five-year costsViolations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018 | 6.0 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2018 | 6.6 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 | 7.2 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 | 7.8 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017 | 7.2 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 | 6.7 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 | 6.3 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 | 6.4 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2016 | 6.1 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2016 | 5.8 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Uranium, haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate and arsenic results here are New York’s own yearly summaries from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Fluoride and chromium (total) come from EPA’s file alone, which ends in 2019. Lime Ridge Farm’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has newer results for those and the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; New York’s yearly summaries cover 2020 to 2024; EPA’s compliance samples are from Dec. 27, 2013 to Dec. 5, 2019.
Testing your own tap
No lab New York certifies is within 75 miles of the area Lime Ridge Farm serves on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.
All 161 certified labs for New YorkSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- New York State Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracker, results from Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2024, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID NY1330086. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Read up on UraniumWhat each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Uranium
- Get the utility’s own reportLime Ridge Farm must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show, and has newer results than EPA’s national file for the ones here that come from it.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Compare certified filtersWhat the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.Compare five-year costs