Is Zena, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Zena 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.
Kingston (City) Water District, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Zena’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Kingston (City) Water District
New York · serves 24,000 people · about 300 in Zena
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Woodstock Water District
New York · serves 2,400 people · about 170 in Zena
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ulster Water District
New York · serves 5,500 people · under 100 in Zena
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 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 Kingston (City) Water District’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, 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, PFOS, 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, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Zena
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Zena, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Aqua Check Laboratories, Inc.
Stone Ridge, NY · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Poughkeepsies' Water Treatment Facility
Poughkeepsie, NY · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Labworks Inc.
Marlboro, NY · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Zena: 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 Zena
Other towns in Ulster County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Kingston (City) Water District’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