Metals · 2024

Iron in Yonkers, NY tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Yonkers, NY's 2024 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
System-wide
39 ug/L
Range
System-wide
21.5–39 ug/L

Verbatim from Yonkers, NY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Iron

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

People also ask

+Is there Iron in Yonkers, NY tap water?

Yes — Yonkers, NY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Iron at 39 ug/L. Yonkers, NY's 2024 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Iron in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Iron. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Iron?

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

+Where does this Iron measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Iron entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Yonkers, NY water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ny/yonkers/2024/source.

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