Is Hudson, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving 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: Stockport WD #2 (Consolidated).
Hudson City, 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 Hudson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Hudson City
New York · serves 6,750 people · about 140 in Hudson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Greenport WD No1
New York · serves 4,050 people · under 100 in Hudson
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 21.6 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Stockport WD #2 (Consolidated)
New York · serves 2,000 people · under 100 in Hudson
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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Mount Ida (Greenport)
New York · serves 485 people · under 100 in Hudson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Hudson
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Hudson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Capital Region Environmental Laboratory
Rensselaer, NY · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Adirondack Environmental Services Inc.
Albany, NY · about 30 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS, asbestos
NYS DOH Environmental Biology Laboratory
Albany, NY · about 31 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Hudson
Which ZIP codes are in 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.
Near Hudson
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Hudson City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water