Is Lynbrook, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook serves Lynbrook. In EPA’s and New York’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal, and 5 health-based violations since 2016.
The worst: PFOS at 5.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook’s water.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Lynbrook
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Lynbrook, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Nassau County Dept of Health
Hempstead, NY · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Carle Place, NY · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, asbestos
NY Environmental and Analytical Labs Inc.
Port Washington, NY · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
ZIP codes in Lynbrook
Which ZIP codes are in Lynbrook: 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 Lynbrook
Other towns in Nassau County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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