Is Haviland, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 6 utilities serving Haviland have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records: Hyde Park Regional and Eleanor Nursing Care Center.
Poughkeepsie City, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 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 Haviland’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Poughkeepsie City
New York · serves 30,639 people · about 3,200 in Haviland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Poughkeepsie Townwide WD
New York · serves 43,000 people · about 2,000 in Haviland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hyde Park Regional
New York · serves 6,928 people · about 740 in Haviland
1 result above the action level and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.5 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Greenfield Water District
New York · serves 1,050 people · under 100 in Haviland
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 5.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Valkill East Mobile Home Park
New York · serves 300 people · under 100 in Haviland
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Eleanor Nursing Care Center
New York · serves 190 people · under 100 in Haviland
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.9 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Poughkeepsie City’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 Haviland
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Haviland, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Poughkeepsies' Water Treatment Facility
Poughkeepsie, NY · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Labworks Inc.
Marlboro, NY · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
Aqua Check Laboratories, Inc.
Stone Ridge, NY · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Haviland: 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 Haviland
Other towns in Dutchess County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Poughkeepsie City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water