Is Ramapo, NY tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Veolia Water New York, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (PFOA) in EPA's 2023–2025 testing.

Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.

8 public water systems serve parts of Ramapo. The largest, Veolia Water New York, serves 270,000 people, and 2 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Veolia Water New York

270,000 people · Surface water · EPA ID NY4303673

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Above limit	9.95 ppt	4 ppt	Above limit
PFOS One sample above limit	3.4 ppt	4 ppt	One sample above limit
PFHxS Detected, below limit	3.1 ppt	10 ppt	Detected, below limit
PFNA Detected, below limit	5 ppt	10 ppt	Detected, below limit
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

For context: the PFOA average is higher than at 99% of the New York systems EPA tested.

Lead: 3 ppb at the 90th percentile (Jun 2026, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 1

Full Veolia Water New York results

Across New York, 31 of 322 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 16 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. New York results.

Ramapo homes and lead pipes

59%

of homes built before 1980 (New York 74%, US 50%)

11%

built before 1950 (New York 38%)

46%

of households rent (New York 46%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Ramapo town (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Ramapo

Suffern Village Water System
12,000 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
PFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
Hillburn Village Water System
950 people · Purchased surface water · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Mount Fuji Water System
282 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hilltop House Water System
111 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate Water System
55 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Coliform bacteria violations
Torne Brook Farm Water System
50 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Coliform bacteria violation

1 more systems

Pomona Country Club Water System
30 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Haverstraw 5 mi Veolia Water New York	Veolia Water New York	Above limit	3 ppb
Clarkstown 7 mi Veolia Water New York	Veolia Water New York	Above limit	3 ppb
Cortlandt 13 mi Cortlandt Consolidated Water District	Cortlandt Consolidated Water District	None above limits	1.4 ppb
Ossining 13 mi Ossining Water Department	Ossining Water Department	None above limits	3 ppb
Peekskill 14 mi Peekskill City Water System	Peekskill City Water System	None above limits	2 ppb
Kiryas Joel 14 mi Kiryas Joel Water System	Kiryas Joel Water System	None above limits	9 ppb

Ramapo ZIP codes (6)

10901
10931
10952
10970
10974
10977

Questions

Is Ramapo tap water safe to drink?

Veolia Water New York had 1 health-based violation since 2016, and EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which it must meet by 2029. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Ramapo, NY?

8 public water systems serve parts of Ramapo. The largest is Veolia Water New York (270,000 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Ramapo tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOA at Veolia Water New York. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Ramapo homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 59% of Ramapo homes as built before 1980 (New York: 74%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Veolia Water New York's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.