Is Franklin Square, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Franklin Square 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: Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook.
Franklin Square WD, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.62 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Franklin Square’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Franklin Square WD
New York · serves 20,000 people · about 12,800 in Franklin Square
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.62 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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WA of Western Nassau
New York · serves 120,000 people · about 8,400 in Franklin Square
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 10 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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West Hempstead WD
New York · serves 32,031 people · about 6,800 in Franklin Square
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook
New York · serves 220,000 people · about 1,400 in Franklin Square
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
5 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Franklin Square
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Franklin Square, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Nassau County Dept of Health
Hempstead, NY · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Carle Place, NY · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, asbestos
NY Environmental and Analytical Labs Inc.
Port Washington, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Which ZIP codes are in Franklin Square: 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 Franklin Square
Other towns in Nassau County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Franklin Square WD’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About UraniumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Uranium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water