Public water system record
West Hempstead WD
Serves West Hempstead, Franklin Square and Garden City South, Nassau County, NY · 32,031 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Hempstead WD in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- West Hempstead WD draws water from 12 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1995, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 58 unknown out of 7,626 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for West Hempstead WD go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 117 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 31 |
| 2000s | 0 | 84 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
West Hempstead WD draws water from 12 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from West Hempstead WD.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cathedral Gardens WD West Hempstead, NY
Annual water quality report
West Hempstead WD must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New York.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells