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Is Loch Sheldrake, NY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Loch Sheldrake, 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 Loch Sheldrake 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: Fallsburg Who - Ls - Sf.

Fallsburg Who - Ls - Sf, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Copper at 1.9 ppm, above the action level.

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 Loch Sheldrake’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 Fallsburg Who - Ls - Sf’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 Loch Sheldrake

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 Loch Sheldrake, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • AG Environmental RSC LLC Dba Sullivan County Labs

    Ferndale, NY · about 4 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (845) 704-8151

  • Ocl Analytical Services

    Bloomingburg, NY · about 18 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (845) 733-1557

  • Aqua Check Laboratories, Inc.

    Stone Ridge, NY · about 27 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (845) 687-0420

All 161 certified labs for New York

ZIP codes in Loch Sheldrake

Which ZIP codes are in Loch Sheldrake: 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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