Is there PFAS in Veolia Water water?
Yes. EPA's final UCMR 5 results show Veolia Water averaged 9.9 ppt of PFOA at its worst sampling point, 2.5 times the EPA limit of 4 ppt.
Veolia Water
Serves 270,000 people · 72 PFOA samples from 35 sampling points · May 2023 to Dec 2025
Average above an EPA limit
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid
9.9 ppt avg · max 14.0
PFOS Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
3.4 ppt avg · max 6.8
PFHxS Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
3.1 ppt avg · max 6.2
PFNA Perfluorononanoic acid
5.0 ppt avg · max 5.4
Hazard index GenX, PFBS, PFNA, PFHxS combined
0.8 avg
Also detected, no federal limit: 6:2 FTS, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFBA, PFHpA, PFBS.
Veolia Water is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in West Nyack, New York, serving about 270,000 people, including Suffern, Blauvelt, Congers, Garnerville, Haverstraw, Hillburn. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 72 times across 35 sampling points between May 2023 and Dec 2025.
Every PFAS detected
Not detected: 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFHpS, PFPeS, NFDHA, PFEESA, PFMBA, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, PFMPA, PFUnA, PFDoA, PFDA, HFPO-DA, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFTA, 4:2 FTS.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 19.1 ppb, detected in 21 of 73 samples. EPA's health-based screening level is 10 ppb.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
Two routes work for PFAS. For drinking and cooking water only, a reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 with a PFOA/PFOS reduction claim is the cheapest proven option. To treat every tap and shower, a whole-house carbon system with enough contact time works, but check that the maker has PFAS test data, not just a marketing claim. See the best filters for PFAS and how PFAS removal works.
Other systems in New York
All 334 tested systems in New York
ZIP codes served
10901 10913 10920 10923 10927 10931 10952 10954 10956 10960 10962 10964 10965 10968 10970 10974 10976 10977 10980 10982 10983 10984 10986 10989 10993 10994
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Veolia Water water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID NY4303673. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/new-york/veolia-water/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID NY4303673). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.
