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Is Marlboro, NY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Marlboro, 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.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Marlboro 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.

Marlborough Water District, 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 Marlboro’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Marlboro

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

  • Environmental Labworks Inc.

    Marlboro, NY · under a mile

    Certified for bacteria

    (845) 236-7823

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Newburgh

    Newburgh, NY · about 6 miles

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

    (845) 562-0890

  • Poughkeepsies' Water Treatment Facility

    Poughkeepsie, NY · about 8 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (845) 451-4173

All 161 certified labs for New York

ZIP codes in Marlboro

Which ZIP codes are in Marlboro: 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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