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Is Mill Neck, NY tap water safe?

4 utilities serve Mill Neck, 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 4 utilities serving Mill Neck 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: Jericho WD.

Locust Valley WD, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFNA at 29.6 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 Mill Neck’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 Locust Valley WD’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 Mill Neck

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

  • NY Environmental and Analytical Labs Inc.

    Port Washington, NY · about 8 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper

    (516) 944-9500

  • Certified Laboratories LLC

    Melville, NY · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (516) 576-1400

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Melville, NY

    Melville, NY · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (516) 370-6000

All 161 certified labs for New York

ZIP codes in Mill Neck

Which ZIP codes are in Mill Neck: 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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