Is Port Chester, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd - 2 serves Port Chester. In EPA’s and New York’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOA at 6.5 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 Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd - 2’s water.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Port Chester
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Port Chester, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Westchester Co Labs and Research
Valhalla, NY · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
EAS Inc. - Eastern Analytical Services Inc.
Elmsford, NY · about 8 miles
Certified for lead and copper, asbestos
Rtca-Radon Testing Corporation of America, Inc.
Elmsford, NY · about 8 miles
ZIP codes in Port Chester
Which ZIP codes are in Port Chester: 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 Port Chester
Other towns in Westchester County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd - 2’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water