Is Wappingers Falls, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Wappingers Falls 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.
United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist., which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 114 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Wappingers Falls’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist.
New York · serves 14,000 people · about 350 in Wappingers Falls
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 114 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wappingers Falls Village
New York · serves 5,522 people · about 200 in Wappingers Falls
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Poughkeepsie Townwide WD
New York · serves 43,000 people · under 100 in Wappingers Falls
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Castle Point Medical Center
New York · serves 1,500 people · under 100 in Wappingers Falls
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 8.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Merritt Park WD, Fishkill Town
New York · serves 1,300 people · under 100 in Wappingers Falls
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fleetwood Manor W D
New York · serves 564 people · under 100 in Wappingers Falls
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist.’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Wappingers Falls
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Wappingers Falls, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Environmental Labworks Inc.
Marlboro, NY · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria
Poughkeepsies' Water Treatment Facility
Poughkeepsie, NY · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Newburgh
Newburgh, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Wappingers Falls
Which ZIP codes are in Wappingers Falls: 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 Wappingers Falls
Other towns in Dutchess County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water