New York Tap Water Quality by City
EPA UCMR5 PFAS monitoring, MCL / guideline flags, and WaterCheckup grades for 3 cities in New York. "At Risk" means at least one UCMR analyte flagged above an EPA limit or a regulated PFAS violation on record for that system. "Monitor" means no such flag in UCMR data, but the city profile is medium or high concern. "Safe" means no exceedance flags and a low-concern city profile (still not a guarantee for every tap).
Five most common UCMR analytes with detections (>0) in our tracked New York cities — each city counted once per compound.
| CITY | GRADE | CONTAMINANTS ABOVE LIMIT | POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City NYC Department of Environmental Protection | FAT RISK | 43 MCL violations | 8.3M |
| Buffalo Erie County Water Authority | FAT RISK | 33 MCL violations | 260K |
| Rochester Rochester Pure Waters District | FAT RISK | 33 MCL violations | 210K |
County-level grades roll up every WaterCheckup city we map into the same county (via USPS city–county reference data).
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New York water quality varies by city and water system. UCMR5 reports PFAS and related analytes; the "above limit" column uses the EPA-limit flags bundled with each analyte in our dataset (same basis as city pages). Here, 3 of 3 tracked cities show at least one such flag or a regulated violation count.
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