Is West Point, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving West Point have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records: U.S.M.A. - Stoney Lonesome Sys and Highland Falls Village.
U.S.M.A. - Lusk System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 ppb, above the health goal. 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 West Point’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
U.S.M.A. - Lusk System
New York · serves 8,000 people · about 4,800 in West Point
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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U.S.M.A. - Stoney Lonesome Sys
New York · serves 4,000 people · about 2,500 in West Point
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Highland Falls Village
New York · serves 4,101 people · about 2,400 in West Point
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Highlands Water District
New York · serves 2,200 people · about 360 in West Point
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rock Terrace Trailer Park
New York · serves 130 people · under 100 in West Point
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 6.5 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 U.S.M.A. - Lusk System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near West Point
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to West Point, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Yorktown Medical Laboratory Inc.
Yorktown Heights, NY · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Newburgh
Newburgh, NY · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Environmental Labworks Inc.
Marlboro, NY · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in West Point: 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 West Point
Other towns in Orange County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read U.S.M.A. - Lusk System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water