Public water system record
Yonkers City
Serves Yonkers, Westchester County, NY · 211,569 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Yonkers City 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
- 0
Key facts
- Yonkers City buys its water from Westchester County WD #1, Greenburgh Consolidated WD #1 and New York City System.
- Record on file since 1995, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 65 lead and 27,226 unknown out of 29,626 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Yonkers City go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Yonkers City buys its water from Westchester County WD #1, Greenburgh Consolidated WD #1 and New York City System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Westchester County WD #1 New Rochelle, NY
- Greenburgh Consolidated WD #1 Greenburgh, NY
- New York City System Valhalla, NY
Annual water quality report
Yonkers City 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