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Public water-system records for Rye, NY from EPA SDWIS.
New York City System
Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 8,271,000 people
Westchester Joint Water Works
Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 59,629 people
Mount Vernon Water Department
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 73,893 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Blind Brook-Horseneck Brook
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Pathogens
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Westchester County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island: Ozone
NonattainmentSevere 158-Hour Ozone (2008 Standard)
Original designation: Jul 2012
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island
PM2.5 · PM-2.5 (2006 Standard)
Classification: Former Subpart 1
Original designation: Dec 2009
Current design value: 25 µg/m³ (2023-2025)
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Babylon — East Farmingdale, New York
Annual mean: 0.042 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 3 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 6.5 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Ccny — New York, New York
Annual mean: 0.2 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Westchester County, NY
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Westchester County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Coastal Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding with additional coastal wave action hazards and base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Westchester County, New YorkPop. 990,427
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 4,769 | 6,351 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 12.1% | 13.9% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 10.9% | 12.4% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 27.5% | 29.0% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 8.8% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 82.1 | 79.7 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Rye.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 10 violations for New York City System, including 1 marked active.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 8 violations for Westchester Joint Water Works, including 1 marked active.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 1 violation for Mount Vernon Water Department.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Rye.
The monitoring station at Babylon, East Farmingdale, New York recorded an annual average of 0.042 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Babylon, East Farmingdale, New York recorded an annual average of 6.5 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Ccny, New York, New York recorded an annual average of 0.2 Parts per million for carbon monoxide in 2025.
Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow
The radon data for Rye covers Westchester County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Rye reports a life expectancy of 82.1 years in Westchester County, New York.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Rye reports 4,769 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Westchester County, New York. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Rye lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.1 micrograms per cubic meter in Westchester County, New York.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Consolidated Edison Co of New York near Rye on May 20, 2010. The reported release was natural gas.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Consolidated Edison Co of New York near Rye on Apr 19, 2011. The reported release was natural gas.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Consolidated Edison Co of New York near Rye on Jul 23, 2013. The reported release was natural gas.