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Is North Merrick, NY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve North Merrick, 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 North Merrick 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: Liberty Utilities New York - Merrick.

Liberty Utilities New York - Merrick, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 139 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.

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 North Merrick’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near North Merrick

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 North Merrick, 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

    (516) 572-1202

  • EMSL Analytical, Inc.

    Carle Place, NY · about 7 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, asbestos

    (516) 997-7251

  • Certified Laboratories LLC

    Melville, NY · about 11 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (516) 576-1400

All 161 certified labs for New York

ZIP codes in North Merrick

Which ZIP codes are in North Merrick: 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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