Is Washingtonville, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Washingtonville 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: Blooming Grove WD #5 - MT. View.
Washingtonville Village, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 31.1 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 Washingtonville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Washingtonville Village
New York · serves 7,700 people · about 1,300 in Washingtonville
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 31.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Blooming Grove WD #5 - MT. View
New York · serves 300 people · about 140 in Washingtonville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Rural Ridge Water Dist.
New York · serves 326 people · under 100 in Washingtonville
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.7 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 Washingtonville Village’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 Washingtonville
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Washingtonville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Newburgh
Newburgh, NY · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Environmental Labworks Inc.
Marlboro, NY · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Ocl Analytical Services
Bloomingburg, NY · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Washingtonville
Which ZIP codes are in Washingtonville: 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 Washingtonville
Other towns in Orange County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Washingtonville Village’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