Water Quality: Riverhead, NY
2 water systems • 35,075 people served
Multiple Health ViolationsWater Quality Summary
Riverhead is served by 2 public water systems with a combined service population of 35,075 people, and has 14 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 6 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Riverhead's violation count is 88% below the national average for New York. Contaminants associated with violations include Contaminant 1032, Contaminant 1041, Contaminant 2805.
Contaminants Found
Water Systems Serving Riverhead
| System Name | PWSID | Source | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERHEAD WATER DISTRICT | NY5103705 | Groundwater | 35,000 | 9 |
| PECONIC RIVER MOBILE HOME PARK | NY5101296 | Groundwater | 75 | 5 |
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Data Sources
Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.