Is Asharoken, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Asharoken has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records: Suffolk County Water Authority.
Suffolk County Water Authority, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 17.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Asharoken’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Suffolk County Water Authority
New York · serves 1.1 million people · about 2,000 in Asharoken
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 17.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Greenlawn Water District
New York · serves 42,000 people · under 100 in Asharoken
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Suffolk County Water Authority’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Asharoken
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Asharoken, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Suffolk Co Public Env Health Lab
Hauppauge, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS, radioactivity
Certified Laboratories LLC
Melville, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Melville, NY
Melville, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Asharoken
Which ZIP codes are in Asharoken: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NYS Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP), drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Asharoken
Other towns in Suffolk County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Suffolk County Water Authority’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water