Is Long Beach City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Nassau

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-06-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-06-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-06-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-06-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Beryllium, Total	2.2245 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 6.64 µg/L	532/625	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	50.95 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	48/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	52.1 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 53.2 µg/L	30/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.642 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.88 µg/L	18/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	1.158 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2016
Bromodichloromethane	1.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	11/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	11/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2023
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.555 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.94 pCi/L	6/8	SYR4	2016
TTHM	5.8 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	2.07 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	5/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	3/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	119 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	2/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Pentachlorophenol	0.1165 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1200 µg/L	2/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	28.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.08 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/14	SYR4	2013–2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/34	SYR4	2012–2016
Thallium, Total	0.3720 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/50	SYR4	2012–2019

93 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BERNOWICH, CHARLES
Phone: 516-431-5288
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Long Beach City

Is Long Beach City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Long Beach City's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Long Beach City's water?

EPA monitoring detected Beryllium, Total, Barium, Copper, Chloroform, Combined Uranium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Long Beach City serve?

Long Beach City reports serving 35,000 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Long Beach City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Long Beach City, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.