Is Glen Head, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Glen Head 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: Jericho WD.
Jericho WD, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 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 Glen Head’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Jericho WD
New York · serves 58,000 people · about 790 in Glen Head
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Liberty Utilities New York - Sea Cliff
New York · serves 13,400 people · about 760 in Glen Head
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Glen Cove City
New York · serves 28,000 people · about 710 in Glen Head
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Jericho WD’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Glen Head
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Glen Head, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
NY Environmental and Analytical Labs Inc.
Port Washington, NY · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Carle Place, NY · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, asbestos
Nassau County Dept of Health
Hempstead, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Glen Head: 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 Glen Head
Other towns in Nassau County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Jericho WD’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water