New York County County Water Quality Report

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New York County Water Quality

Water

Quality

0.7/10

New York Water Quality 5.9/10

Types of Pollutants

Chemicals often used for pesticides in farming.

Agricultural - 0

Leaching waste, household erosions, and checmicals near residence.

Urban - 9

Runoff and Leaching of Industrial chemicals.

Industrial - 0

Byproducts of Chemicals used to Treat water in your system.

Treatmeant - 0

Naturally occuring chemicals found in the water.

Natural - 9

Chemicals the EPA knows are harmful but do not yet regulate due to lack of research.

Unregulated - 0

New York County New York's Water Quality

From 61 Counties in the State of New York,
The New York County area ranks 50 for Water Quality.

Nationally, New York County ranks 1,965 out of 2,379 for Water Quality.

	New York County	New York's Average	The National Average
Contaminants in Water	9	74	76
Above Health Goals	9	26	36
Above Legal Limits	9	8	11
EPA Violations	17	116	94
Population Served	8,000,000	806,810	168,079

For detailed information on Contaminants (causes, effects, MCL limits) found in New York County's Drinking Water, find your nearest Water System below.

Water Systems in New York County

New York City System

Flushing NY, 11373

Phone: (718) 595-6500

Population Served: 8,000,000

0.7/10

Water Source: Surface_Water