Is Warwick, NY tap water safe?

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

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Warwick Village Water System.

11 public water systems serve parts of Warwick. The largest, Warwick Village Water System, serves 6,800 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Warwick Village Water System

6,800 people · Surface water · EPA ID NY3503561

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFHxS Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
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.

Lead: 2 ppb at the 90th percentile (Nov 2026, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

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.

Warwick homes and lead pipes

58%

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

27%

built before 1950 (New York 38%)

21%

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. How to check your own line.

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

Other water systems serving Warwick

Blue Lake Water System
1,850 people · Surface water · New York · lists this city
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Westside Greenwood Lake Water District
1,700 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Wickham Village Water System
1,147 people · Groundwater under influence of surface water · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Kings Estates Water System
1,144 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Knolls Water Company, Inc.
230 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sterling Lake Water System
225 people · Surface water · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

4 more systems

Pine Island Water Company
144 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Eurich Heights Water System
130 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Bellvale Park Water District
100 people · Groundwater · New York · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hillside (Fka Rural Atlantic) Water System
74 people · Groundwater under influence of surface water · New York · lists this city
Lead above action level

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Kiryas Joel 11 mi Kiryas Joel Water System	Kiryas Joel Water System	None above limits	9 ppb
Ramapo 16 mi Veolia Water New York	Veolia Water New York	Above limit	3 ppb
Wallkill 16 mi Wallkill Consolidated Water District	Wallkill Consolidated Water District	None above limits	1.97 ppb
Haverstraw 17 mi Veolia Water New York	Veolia Water New York	Above limit	3 ppb
New Windsor 20 mi New Windsor Consolidated Water District	New Windsor Consolidated Water District	None above limits	0 ppb
Clarkstown 22 mi Veolia Water New York	Veolia Water New York	Above limit	3 ppb

Warwick ZIP codes (5)

10921
10925
10969
10979
10990

Questions

Is Warwick tap water safe to drink?

Warwick Village Water System has had no health-based violations since 2016. 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 Warwick, NY?

11 public water systems serve parts of Warwick. The largest is Warwick Village Water System (6,800 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Warwick tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Warwick Village Water System had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Warwick homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 58% of Warwick 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. Warwick Village Water System'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.