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NEW YORK

Links Specific to Your State

New York Department of Health - Get Ahead of Lead! Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water

 

New York City Environmental Protection - Lead - Click on "Learn More" for comprehensive information. Website also includes information tips for reducing exposure to lead in drinking water, lead in drinking water test kits, FAQs, NYC public schools and lead testing results, a Run Your Tap Poster (PDF), and more

 

Village of Nyack - General Public Education - Lead in Drinking Water - Information on sources of lead, health effects, reducing your risk to exposure to lead in drinking water, water quality information, contact information, and more

 

New York American Water - Lead Fact Sheet

 

Onondaga County Water Authority  (OCWA) - Facts about Lead Levels and OCWA’s water

 

City of Rochester, NY - Drinking Water Safety - Information on sources of lead, health effects, reducing your risk to exposure to lead in drinking water, water quality information, contact information, and more

 

Buffalo Water Authority - Lead and Copper Exposure - Lead and Copper exposure information, water quality reports, other important information about local drinking water

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Find more information about your local drinking water by accessing your water provider’s Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), also known as an annual drinking water quality report. Your CCR tells you where your water comes from and what's in it. Please note that CCRs for all water systems may not be available. Here are some tips for refining your search: Only populate the state field, click 'Search', then browse the results for your CWS, or narrow your search by adding the name of your county.

 

Find Your State-Certified Lead Testing Laboratories

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Resources prepared by the Horsley Witten Group and commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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