Lead pipes in New York

New York's 2,253 community water systems reported 251,269 lead and 37,787 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 951,189 of unknown material. That ranks #3 among states for confirmed lead lines.

251,269Lead

37,787Galvanized, replace

951,189Unknown

490Systems with lead

Lead 6.6%
Galvanized (replace) 1.0%
Unknown 25%
Non-lead 67%

7.6% of the service lines New York utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well above the national share of 3.1%. 25% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in New York City System (124,197), Buffalo Water Authority (34,318), Syracuse City (17,287). 63 systems haven't reported counts yet.

Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in New York went from 285,379 to 289,056 (up 3,677). See which systems made the most progress.

Systems with confirmed lead lines (490)

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
New York City SystemNew York	120,931	3,266	124,917	15%	8,271,000
Buffalo Water AuthorityBuffalo	34,208	110	35,839	45%	276,000
Syracuse CitySyracuse	17,239	48	16,098	45%	192,000
Rochester CityRochester	14,648	1,992	16,142	28%	210,000
Veolia Water New York, INC. Rd-1Ardsley	8,008	74	6,290	25%	146,732
Mvwa - Mohawk Valley Water AuthorityDeerfield	6,445	19	33,583	15%	126,250
Poughkeepsie CityPoughkeepsie	6,198	0	12	82%	30,639
Mount Vernon Water DepartmentMount Vernon	5,144	12	4,924	49%	73,893
Ecwa DirectAmherst	248	4,798	15,383	4.5%	313,380
WA of Western NassauHempstead	4,459	4	483	16%	120,000
Liberty Utilities New York - LynbrookHempstead	4,078	193	22,608	5.5%	220,000
OcwaSyracuse	400	3,495	72,099	3.3%	350,000
McWaBatavia	107	3,264	9,987	1.9%	525,262
Oswego CityOswego	2,862	111	2,947	45%	29,400
Elmira Water BoardElmira	1,045	1,828	3,221	14%	54,000
Kingston (City) Water DistrictKingston	2,711	17	2,056	35%	24,000
Albany CityAlbany	2,199	46	19,108	9.1%	98,000
Port Jervis CityPort Jervis	2,067	4	956	60%	9,000
Gloversville (C) Water WorksGloversville	1,297	490	327	31%	17,991
Troy City PWSTroy	1,564	77	7,777	13%	51,401
Garden City (V)Garden City	1,237	39	3,824	18%	23,272
Little Falls CityLittle Falls	1,050	56	640	61%	4,605
Veolia Water New York, INC. Rd-2Port Chester	922	87	9,018	8.1%	57,301
Lockport City WTPLockport	844	0	6,893	10%	21,165
Fredonia VillageFredonia	832	1	351	28%	9,585
Hempstead (V)Hempstead	119	614	5,463	7.8%	56,000
Ithaca CityIthaca	435	293	637	13%	29,457
Westchester Joint Water WorksWestchester County	635	39	9,379	4.5%	59,629
Rockville Centre (V)Rockville Center	186	455	4,391	8.9%	24,700
Bath Village Consolidated Sampling AreaBath	0	616	239	27%	5,400
Williston Park (V)Williston Park	547	1	7	23%	7,287
Endicott Municipal Water WorksEndicott	0	536	7,318	3.7%	45,000
Veolia Water New YorkClarkstown	487	38	22,160	0.7%	270,000
Poughkeepsie Townwide WDPoughkeepsie	510	0	735	5.1%	43,000
Mineola (V)Mineola	407	70	4,523	8.5%	20,600
Plattsburgh CityPlattsburgh	3	465	230	10%	24,173
Oneida CityOneida	448	17	75	12%	11,393
Hillcrest WD #1Fenton	0	456	0	54%	2,100
Saratoga Springs CitySaratoga Sprngs	88	326	2,527	4.8%	26,525
Boonville VillageBoonville	406	1	75	47%	2,300
Larchmont VillageLarchmont	403	0	353	22%	6,485
Rome CityRome	392	6	8,820	4.0%	31,795
Sodus VillageSodus	0	364	171	51%	1,709
Ossining Water DepartmentOssining	298	56	1,275	6.1%	30,000
Middleport VillageMiddleport	337	13	6	54%	1,917
St. Johnsville Village Water WorksSt. Johnsville	15	329	23	56%	1,700
Warsaw VillageWarsaw	179	161	408	23%	3,850
Newburgh CityNewburgh	313	1	5,806	4.7%	29,000
Medina VillageMedina	0	304	71	14%	6,500
Holley VillageHolley	0	303	0	35%	2,150
Hudson CityHudson	254	35	1,283	14%	6,750
Johnson City Water WorksJohnson City	0	284	3,555	5.2%	16,578
Olean CityOlean	13	268	5,401	4.5%	14,500
Newark VillageNewark	0	252	2,704	6.4%	9,142
Wilson VillageWilson	251	0	2	48%	1,213
Mohawk (V) Water WorksMohawk	0	247	244	27%	2,985
Amsterdam (C)Amsterdam	230	12	4,431	4.3%	20,700
Niagara Falls Water BoardNiagara Falls	179	47	18,070	1.2%	50,193
Canisteo VillageCanisteo	0	226	169	24%	2,100
Elizabethtown WDElizabethtown	0	225	0	60%	800
Ilion (V) Water WorksIlion	97	124	1,852	8.4%	8,053
Watertown CityWatertown	6	208	377	3.1%	27,861
Clifton Springs VillageClifton Springs	0	206	0	32%	2,190
Rensselaer City PWSRensselaer	60	144	1,256	7.9%	9,300
Naples ConsolidatedNaples	0	204	0	38%	1,250
Phelps VillagePhelps	4	199	239	25%	2,118
Oneonta CityOneonta	199	2	1,233	5.1%	15,954
Sherrill - Kenwood WDSherrill	187	13	420	16%	3,142
Niskayuna Consolidated WD #11Schenectady	102	95	4,864	2.4%	22,287
Glens Falls CityGlens Falls	11	182	2,090	3.7%	14,000
Cobleskill VillageCobleskill	192	1	0	25%	4,678
Wappingers Falls VillageWappinger Falls	54	133	127	14%	5,522
Tarrytown Water SupplyTarrytown	176	10	289	8.0%	11,000
Canandaigua CityCanandaigua	9	170	1,694	4.2%	11,264
Canajoharie (V) Water WorksCanajoharie	0	178	156	22%	2,300
Ecwa Hamburg (V)Hamburg	52	121	1,392	5.4%	9,744
Shortsville VillageShortsville	0	173	361	32%	1,320
Geneva CityGeneva	166	1	4,232	3.6%	13,334
AuburnAuburn	0	161	4,416	1.9%	27,179
West Winfield VillageWest Winfield	0	157	116	46%	862
Horseheads VillageHorseheads	1	153	1,283	4.3%	15,000
Hamilton VillageHamilton	0	150	50	26%	4,107
Black River VillageBlack River	0	147	39	31%	1,600
Coxsackie VillageCoxsackie	133	13	747	15%	4,010
Randolph Town Water DistrictRandolph	0	146	137	21%	1,738
Batavia CityBatavia	28	109	5,601	2.4%	15,475
Glen Cove CityGlen Cove	7	130	465	2.0%	28,000
Richfield Springs VillageRichfield Springs	105	31	312	23%	1,200
Catskill VillageCatskill	132	2	582	6.1%	8,000
Scotia Village Water WorksScotia	18	113	3,741	3.4%	12,800
Brockport VillageBrockport	0	131	1,514	6.8%	25,918
McWa GeneseeAlabama	1	130	278	1.9%	16,541
Bethlehem WD No 1Bethlehem	2	128	5,327	1.1%	31,000
Malone VMalone	2	124	9	4.9%	13,232
Dundee VillageDundee	0	122	384	19%	1,765
Athens VillageAthens	99	19	117	18%	1,700
Rhinebeck Village WaterRhinebeck	1	116	160	6.6%	6,000
Albion VillageAlbion	0	117	2	6.0%	6,000
Roslyn WDRoslyn	1	114	2,504	1.9%	17,000
Mexico VillageMexico	0	113	350	19%	2,100

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No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (391)

Water system	Unknown	% lead	People
Long Beach CityLong Beach	8,420	0%	35,000
Dewitt WDS - SouthDe Witt	4,161	0%	16,200
Lewiston Water ImprovementareaLewiston	3,951	0%	16,257
Clifton Park Water AuthorityClifton Park	3,852	0%	35,000
Dewitt WDS - NorthDe Witt	3,821	0%	13,600
Riverhead Water DistrictRiverhead	3,253	0%	35,000
Corning CityCorning	2,765	0%	10,300
Sea Breeze WDIrondequoit	2,418	0%	7,800
Heritage Hills Water SystemSomers	2,388	0%	4,700
Herkimer VillageHerkimer	2,249	0%	7,606
Niagara Water Improvement AreaNiagara Falls	2,009	0%	8,100
Liberty VillageLiberty	1,773	0%	3,900
Pendleton Town WDPendleton	1,672	0%	6,050
Carlton Water DistrictCarlton	1,512	0%	2,800
Greenwood Lake VillageGreenwood Lake	1,274	0%	3,383
Whitehall VillageWhitehall	1,261	0%	2,800
Port Ewen Water DistrictEsopus	1,223	0%	4,500
New Windsor Consolidated WDNew Windsor	1,019	0%	25,667
Lewiston VillageLewiston	953	0%	2,781
Ridgeway Town WDRidgeway	945	0%	2,600
Hoosick Falls (V) PWSHoosick Falls	931	0%	4,925
Ballston Spa VillageBallston Spa	911	0%	6,541
Norfolk Water DistrictNorfolk	833	0%	2,300
Florida VillageFlorida	820	0%	2,884
Greenlawn Water DistrictHuntington	806	0%	42,000
Greenport Water DistrictSouthold	805	0%	2,050
Montgomery VillageMontgomery	789	0%	4,519
Ontario Town Benefit Area #1Ontario	785	0%	10,136
Stockport WD #2 (Consolidated)Stockport	757	0%	2,000
Malta Water District #1Malta	719	0%	8,950
Tuxedo Park VillageTuxedo Park	690	0%	1,100
Pine Bush Water DistrictCrawford	632	0%	7,600
Hunter VillageHunter	629	0%	1,030
Long Lake WDLong Lake	618	0%	800
Sauquoit Consolidated WD (T/O/Paris)Paris	607	0%	2,700
Peru WDPeru	596	0%	2,700
Malta Gardens Apts & MHPMalta	561	0%	950
New Paltz (Village) Water DistNew Paltz	520	0%	7,523
Chelsea Cove HomesBeekman	480	0%	1,450
Willsboro WDWillsboro	467	0%	1,571
Carmel WD 8Carmel	467	0%	1,000
Brewster VillageBrewster	465	0%	2,162
South Huntington Water DistrictHuntington	460	0%	81,760
Westside Greenwood Lake W.D.Warwick	458	0%	1,700
Somers Consolidated Water District #1Somers	446	0%	3,848
Crown Point WDCrown Point	419	0%	980
NorwoodNorwood	410	0%	1,685
Cairo Water DistrictCairo	402	0%	1,400
Poestenkill Wd#1Poestenkill	397	0%	752
Millbrook VillageMillbrook	386	0%	1,450

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No lead or unknown lines reported (189)

Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.

Water system	% lead	People
Kiryas JoelKiryas Joel	0%	51,623
Yorktown Consold. Water Dist.#1Yorktown	0%	36,000
Dix Hills Water DistrictHuntington	0%	34,522
Fort DrumLeray	0%	34,000
Plainview WDOyster Bay	0%	34,000
Cortlandt Consolidated WDCortlandt	0%	28,369
Cortland (C)Cortland	0%	20,095
Smithtown Water DistrictSmithtown	0%	19,635
Grand Island Town Water Dept.Grand Island	0%	19,500
Clay WDSClay	0%	16,000
Halfmoon Water District (Troy)Halfmoon	0%	15,000
Glenville WD #11Glenville	0%	15,000
United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist.Wappinger	0%	14,000
Canandaigua-Farmington Consolidated W.D.Farmington	0%	13,000
Dunkirk CityDunkirk	–	12,743
St James Water DistrictSmithtown	0%	10,587
Elma Water District No. 1Elma	0%	10,287
North Greenbush Consolidated DistrictNorth Greenbush	0%	10,226
Burnt Hills-Ballston LK WDBallston	0%	10,000
Lcwsa Consolidated Water DistrictLivonia	0%	9,892
Waterford Water Works (Purchase Troy)Waterford	0%	9,800
Wilton Water & Sewer AuthorityWilton	0%	9,490
Chenango Consolidated WD #1Chenango	0%	9,200
Bedford Consolidated W.D.Bedford	0%	9,056
Scriba WD (Oswego)Scriba	0%	9,044
Big Flats Water District 5Big Flats	0%	8,489
Johnstown (C) Water WorksJohnstown	0%	8,154
Colonie VillageColonie	0%	8,030
Monticello VillageMonticello	0%	8,000
Croton on Hudson VillageCroton-On-Hudson	0%	8,000
Fallsburg Who-Ls-SfFallsburg	0%	7,850
Royalton Townwide Water Dist.Royalton	–	7,710
Locust Valley WDMill Neck	0%	7,500
Walden VillageWalden	0%	7,007
Canandaigua Town Cons. WDCanandaigua	0%	6,800
Bayville (V)Bayville	0%	6,700
Moreau WD #2 (Queensbury)Moreau	0%	6,600
Wilson Town Water DistrictWilson	0%	5,993
Salamanca CitySalamanca	0%	5,815
Saint Regis Mohawk TribeAkwesasne	0%	5,500
Ulster Water DistrictUlster	0%	5,500
Cattaraugus CWSSalamanca	0%	4,999
Waverly VillageBarton	0%	4,830
Morningside Heights WD / Erwin (T)Erwin	0%	4,570
Ocean Beach Water DistrictIslip	0%	4,500
Kingsbury WD (Queensbury)Kingsbury	0%	4,500
Cortlandville Town WaterCortlandville	0%	4,300
Hartland WDHartland	0%	4,117
Fishkill VillageFishkill	0%	4,101
Glasco Water DistrictSaugerties	0%	4,071

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Lead pipes in New York cities

Buffalo34,318 lead + galv. lines
Yonkers71 lead + galv. lines
Rochester16,640 lead + galv. lines
Syracuse17,287 lead + galv. lines
Albany2,245 lead + galv. lines
New Rochelle8,082 lead + galv. lines
Mount Vernon5,156 lead + galv. lines
Schenectady50 lead + galv. lines
Utica6,464 lead + galv. lines
White Plains1 lead + galv. lines
Hempstead733 lead + galv. lines
Troy1,641 lead + galv. lines
Niagara Falls226 lead + galv. lines
Binghamton74 lead + galv. lines
Freeport67 lead + galv. lines
Valley Stream4,271 lead + galv. lines
Long Beach8,420 unknown
Ithaca728 lead + galv. lines
Spring Valley525 lead + galv. lines
Poughkeepsie6,198 lead + galv. lines
Rome398 lead + galv. lines
Harrison674 lead + galv. lines
Port Chester1,009 lead + galv. lines
Middletown112 lead + galv. lines
North Tonawanda1 lead + galv. lines
Saratoga Springs414 lead + galv. lines
Newburgh314 lead + galv. lines
Glen Cove137 lead + galv. lines
Jamestown7 lead + galv. lines
Lindenhurst11 lead + galv. lines

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New York lead pipe questions

How many lead pipes are in New York?

New York's community water systems reported 251,269 lead service lines and 37,787 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 289,056 in total. Another 951,189 lines are of unknown material.

Which New York water systems have the most lead pipes?

New York City System (124,197), Buffalo Water Authority (34,318), Syracuse City (17,287). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.

What share of New York service lines are lead?

7.6% of reported service lines in New York are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well above the national figure of 3.1%. 25% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.

How do I find out if my New York home has a lead service line?

Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.

Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.