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Is Croton-on-Hudson, NY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Croton-on-Hudson, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and New York’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Croton-on-Hudson 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.

Croton on Hudson Village, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and New York’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

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 Croton-on-Hudson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Croton-on-Hudson

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab New York certifies.

The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Croton-on-Hudson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Yorktown Medical Laboratory Inc.

    Yorktown Heights, NY · about 6 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper

    (914) 245-3203

  • Westchester Co Labs and Research

    Valhalla, NY · about 10 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS

    (914) 231-1768

  • EAS Inc. - Eastern Analytical Services Inc.

    Elmsford, NY · about 11 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, asbestos

    (914) 592-8380

All 161 certified labs for New York

ZIP codes in Croton-on-Hudson

Which ZIP codes are in Croton-on-Hudson: 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.

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