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Is Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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

1 of the 2 utilities serving Jefferson Valley-Yorktown 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: Yorktown Consold. Water Dist.#1.

Yorktown Consold. Water Dist.#1, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit, 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 37 ppb, above the legal limit.

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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Yorktown Consold. Water Dist.#1’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Jefferson Valley-Yorktown

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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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 2 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper

    (914) 245-3203

  • Westchester Co Labs and Research

    Valhalla, NY · about 16 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 17 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, asbestos

    (914) 592-8380

All 161 certified labs for New York

ZIP codes in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown

Which ZIP codes are in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 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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