Is Lincolndale, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 7 utilities serving Lincolndale 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: Carmel WD 4.
Heritage Hills Water System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 6.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Lincolndale’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Heritage Hills Water System
New York · serves 4,700 people · about 130 in Lincolndale
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 6.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Mahopac Water Co
New York · serves 662 people · about 120 in Lincolndale
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Carmel WD 3
New York · serves 1,350 people · under 100 in Lincolndale
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Somers Consolidated Water District #1
New York · serves 3,848 people · under 100 in Lincolndale
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 11 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Dykeer Water Co.
New York · serves 480 people · under 100 in Lincolndale
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Carmel WD 4
New York · serves 450 people · under 100 in Lincolndale
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 3.5 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chateau Ridge
New York · serves 440 people · under 100 in Lincolndale
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.9 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Heritage Hills Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Lincolndale
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Lincolndale, 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 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper
Westchester Co Labs and Research
Valhalla, NY · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
EAS Inc. - Eastern Analytical Services Inc.
Elmsford, NY · about 21 miles
Certified for lead and copper, asbestos
Which ZIP codes are in Lincolndale: 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 Lincolndale
Other towns in Putnam County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Heritage Hills Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water