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Drinking water / New York

Jericho Wd

PWSID NY2902831 - Syosset

PFAS was detected in this system, below the final federal limits.

The highest result was PFBA at 67 ng/L. Detection below a limit is not a violation and requires no action from the utility.

58,000

people served

18,466

service connections

groundwater

primary source

975

sample results

Every compound detected

Highest single result per compound, in nanograms per litre (the same unit as parts per trillion). EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits marked as withdrawn, so those results are reported without a comparison.

CompoundHighest resultFederal limitReading
PFBA67 ng/Lnonebelow limit
PFPeA37 ng/Lnonebelow limit
PFHxA18 ng/Lnonebelow limit
6:2 FTS9.9 ng/Lnonebelow limit
PFHpA4.6 ng/Lnonebelow limit

Counties served

What this does not tell you

These are entry-point results for the system, not one tap. Water mixes between sources, sits in mains and passes through household plumbing. A certified lab test of your own tap is the only thing that answers what you drink, and it is the only route at all for a private well.

How to test your tap water

If you want to treat it

Reverse osmosis and properly specified activated carbon remove most PFAS at the tap. Certification to NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 with an explicit PFOA and PFOS claim is what separates a PFAS filter from a taste filter.

Which filters actually work

Source: EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule occurrence data, with system detail from EPA SDWIS. Umwelt reports these results as published. Methodology and sources