Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.
States / New York
New York
New York municipal water system monitoring across 347 scored service markets serving approximately 21.7 million people, with Munimetric scores, stress signals, market rankings, and infrastructure risk context. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.
New York has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 22.0/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-05-19. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 347 covered systems. Updated May 2026.
National context
States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.
State headline composite
Component of current headline composite
Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.
Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.
State interpretation guide
How to read New York headline composite
Plain-language summary
New York currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 22.0 versus a national average of 25.0. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
Why this page stands out
- 347 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
- State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
- Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.
What to do next
- Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
- Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
- Use Track to monitor changes in high-stress systems over time.
Public record layer
Statewide Water Quality Context
Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.
- Surface water223
- Groundwater124
- Purchased water0
- Mixed source0
- Not stored0
Latest identity snapshot: Dec 31, 2025
- Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
- Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 319 of 347 included scored systems.
- PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 284 of 347 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
- Lead and copper summary records are stored for 316 of 347 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.
- How many covered systems in New York have recent recorded drinking-water violations?
- Stored public records show 112 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 1,675 recorded violations across 347 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
- How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in New York?
- Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 284 covered systems; 106 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
- How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in New York?
- Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 316 covered systems; 172 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
- What source-water types are represented across covered New York systems?
- Stored identity records group covered New York systems by source-water type: Surface water: 223, Groundwater: 124.
- Where can I find official drinking-water records for New York?
- The Official records drawer lists State drinking-water program, Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for New York.
- Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?
- No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.
Official records
- State drinking-water programNew York State Department of Health: State drinking-water program home page.
- Public drinking-water profileEPA ECHO: Federal drinking-water dashboard and public-record search entry point.
- Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: Federal contaminant-monitoring program reference and public data entry point.
- Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
- Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
- Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
| System | Population | Source water | Recent violations | Recent enforcement | Public-record flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertson WdNY2902815 | 13,500 | Groundwater | 448 | 10 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records |
| Clifton Park Water AuthorityNY4500175 | 35,000 | Surface water | 178 | 39 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records |
| Wallkill Consolidated WdNY3503584 | 18,450 | Surface water | 170 | 23 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context |
| Grand Island Town Water Dept.NY1400451 | 19,500 | Surface water | 82 | 123 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures |
| Fredonia VillageNY0600364 | 9,455 | Surface water | 68 | 120 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context |
| Sidney VillageNY1200270 | 3,800 | Groundwater | 61 | 21 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records |
| Chautauqua Utility DistrictNY0600381 | 9,000 | Surface water | 58 | 14 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context |
| Bath Village Consolidated Sampling AreaNY5001206 | 5,400 | Groundwater | 56 | 12 | recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records |
This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.
Executive context
What This Page Shows
347 of the community drinking-water systems in New York are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 21.7M people.
What the Data Suggests
New York has 347 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 21.7 million residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 22.0 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 3% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.
Across state markets, Operational Stress stands out as the dominant contributor to headline stress (9.3 points average), with Capex Pressure a distant second at 6.2. That pattern suggests a particular kind of pressure — concentrated rather than broadly distributed.
1511 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Climate Hazard Exposure, affecting 336 markets.
State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.
This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.
Recent Movement
Latest average MISI is 22.0 as of May 19, 2026. Movement since May 17, 2026 is flat.
Compact summary from 42 stored state observations.
State Family Contribution Summary
Signals
Signal Frequency
| Signal | Severity | Markets affected | % of scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Hazard Exposure | high | 336 | 97% |
| High-AGI Out-Migration | high | 275 | 79% |
| Compliance Escalation | high | 183 | 53% |
| Lead & Copper Rule Risk | high | 172 | 50% |
| Current Drought Severity | medium | 112 | 32% |
| PFAS Contamination Risk | high | 106 | 31% |
| Housing Market Weakness | medium | 96 | 28% |
| Parent-Government Fiscal Stress | high | 83 | 24% |
| Infrastructure Capital Gap | high | 47 | 14% |
| Population Served Decline | medium | 47 | 14% |
| Monitoring / Reporting Failures | medium | 26 | 7% |
| Utility Data Staleness | high | 17 | 5% |
| Income Erosion | high | 11 | 3% |
Markets
Top Markets
| # | Market | Score | Band | Population | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City System | 51.1 | Fragile | 8.3M | 8 |
| 2 | Buffalo Water Authority | 47.9 | Fragile | 276K | 7 |
| 3 | Newburgh Consolidated Wd | 45.8 | Fragile | 22K | 8 |
| 4 | New York American Water - Lynbrook | 45.7 | Fragile | 220K | 9 |
| 5 | New York American Water-Merrick | 45.7 | Fragile | 135K | 9 |
| 6 | Westchester Joint Water Works | 43.2 | Fragile | 60K | 6 |
| 7 | Yonkers City | 43.1 | Fragile | 212K | 7 |
| 8 | Tupper Lake V | 42.3 | Fragile | 6K | 6 |
| 9 | Rochester City | 40.6 | Fragile | 214K | 7 |
| 10 | Town of Hempstead Water Department | 40.2 | Fragile | 110K | 7 |
| 11 | Garden City (v) | 39.3 | Watch | 23K | 7 |
| 12 | Geneseo Village | 39.1 | Watch | 8K | 8 |
| 13 | Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf | 38.9 | Watch | 8K | 6 |
| 14 | Washingtonville Village | 38.7 | Watch | 8K | 7 |
| 15 | Hempstead (v) | 37.4 | Watch | 56K | 7 |
| 16 | Plainview Wd | 36.5 | Watch | 34K | 7 |
| 17 | Suffolk County Water Authority | 36.3 | Watch | 1.1M | 6 |
| 18 | Riverhead Wd | 36.3 | Watch | 35K | 6 |
| 19 | United Water New Rochelle | 35.7 | Watch | 147K | 6 |
| 20 | Greenburgh Consolidated Wd #1 | 35.7 | Watch | 40K | 6 |
Comparison
State Comparison
Analytical posture
State Stress Analytics
Score Distribution
Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.
347 markets plotted.
Stress vs Population
Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.
347 markets plotted.
Population View
People served by community water systems in New York, colored by stress band.
~21.7M people served by 347 systems in New York
347 scored systems · colored by stress band
Peer Constellation
Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.
24 nearest peers by score distance.
Score Trend
Latest
22.0
Trend
+15.2
Observations
42
Extended layers
Advanced State Context
Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.
Markets & signals
Priority Views
| # | Service Market | Score | Band | Pop. | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City System | 51.1 | Fragile | 8.3M | 8 |
| 2 | Buffalo Water Authority | 47.9 | Fragile | 276K | 7 |
| 3 | Newburgh Consolidated Wd | 45.8 | Fragile | 22K | 8 |
| 4 | New York American Water - Lynbrook | 45.7 | Fragile | 220K | 9 |
| 5 | New York American Water-Merrick | 45.7 | Fragile | 135K | 9 |
| 6 | Westchester Joint Water Works | 43.2 | Fragile | 60K | 6 |
| 7 | Yonkers City | 43.1 | Fragile | 212K | 7 |
| 8 | Tupper Lake V | 42.3 | Fragile | 6K | 6 |
| 9 | Rochester City | 40.6 | Fragile | 214K | 7 |
| 10 | Town of Hempstead Water Department | 40.2 | Fragile | 110K | 7 |
| 11 | Garden City (v) | 39.3 | Watch | 23K | 7 |
| 12 | Geneseo Village | 39.1 | Watch | 8K | 8 |
| 13 | Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf | 38.9 | Watch | 8K | 6 |
| 14 | Washingtonville Village | 38.7 | Watch | 8K | 7 |
| 15 | Hempstead (v) | 37.4 | Watch | 56K | 7 |
| 16 | Plainview Wd | 36.5 | Watch | 34K | 7 |
| 17 | Suffolk County Water Authority | 36.3 | Watch | 1.1M | 6 |
| 18 | Riverhead Wd | 36.3 | Watch | 35K | 6 |
| 19 | United Water New Rochelle | 35.7 | Watch | 147K | 6 |
| 20 | Greenburgh Consolidated Wd #1 | 35.7 | Watch | 40K | 6 |
Detailed records
Registers
| # | Market | Score | Band | Population | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City System | 51.1 | Fragile | 8.3M | 8 |
| 2 | Buffalo Water Authority | 47.9 | Fragile | 276K | 7 |
| 3 | Newburgh Consolidated Wd | 45.8 | Fragile | 22K | 8 |
| 4 | New York American Water - Lynbrook | 45.7 | Fragile | 220K | 9 |
| 5 | New York American Water-Merrick | 45.7 | Fragile | 135K | 9 |
| 6 | Westchester Joint Water Works | 43.2 | Fragile | 60K | 6 |
| 7 | Yonkers City | 43.1 | Fragile | 212K | 7 |
| 8 | Tupper Lake V | 42.3 | Fragile | 6K | 6 |
| 9 | Rochester City | 40.6 | Fragile | 214K | 7 |
| 10 | Town of Hempstead Water Department | 40.2 | Fragile | 110K | 7 |
| 11 | Garden City (v) | 39.3 | Watch | 23K | 7 |
| 12 | Geneseo Village | 39.1 | Watch | 8K | 8 |
| 13 | Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf | 38.9 | Watch | 8K | 6 |
| 14 | Washingtonville Village | 38.7 | Watch | 8K | 7 |
| 15 | Hempstead (v) | 37.4 | Watch | 56K | 7 |
| 16 | Plainview Wd | 36.5 | Watch | 34K | 7 |
| 17 | Suffolk County Water Authority | 36.3 | Watch | 1.1M | 6 |
| 18 | Riverhead Wd | 36.3 | Watch | 35K | 6 |
| 19 | United Water New Rochelle | 35.7 | Watch | 147K | 6 |
| 20 | Greenburgh Consolidated Wd #1 | 35.7 | Watch | 40K | 6 |
State intelligence is assembled from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic indicators, FEMA NRI hazard exposure profiles, and state-reported financial disclosures. Each service market receives a MISI score (0–100) based on five families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Scores are deterministic and threshold-based. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings. Peer context is provided by percentile ranking within population-based cohorts.
Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 347 community drinking-water systems in New York, covering compliance conditions, capital needs, revenue and rate pressure, and governance risk. Use this page to research which systems face the highest structural stress and how New York compares nationally.
- Which water systems in New York face the most infrastructure stress?
- The highest-stress systems in New York are ranked by MISI score above. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk—not a single compliance event. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
- How does New York compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?
- New York is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. The state comparison table above shows where New York ranks nationally and how its average score compares.
- Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in New York water systems?
- Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
- What compliance signals are active in New York?
- Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, data staleness, and financial stress indicators across New York systems. The signal frequency table above summarizes which signals are most prevalent statewide.
- Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in New York?
- Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions—compliance posture, infrastructure stress, and governance risk—that provide broader context around system reliability.
- New York City System water system profile
- Buffalo Water Authority drinking water infrastructure profile
- Newburgh Consolidated Wd MISI score & system data
- New York American Water - Lynbrook water system profile
- New York American Water-Merrick drinking water infrastructure profile
- Westchester Joint Water Works MISI score & system data
- Yonkers City water system profile
- Tupper Lake V drinking water infrastructure profile
- Rochester City MISI score & system data
- Town of Hempstead Water Department water system profile
- Garden City (v) drinking water infrastructure profile
- Geneseo Village MISI score & system data
- Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf water system profile
- Washingtonville Village drinking water infrastructure profile
- Hempstead (v) MISI score & system data
Keep monitoring this state
Workflow access covers exports, Track, Munex, alerts, and repeat monitoring tools.
Water Infrastructure in New York
Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 347 community drinking-water systems in New York. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.
State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how New York compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.
The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.
- What is the Munimetric score for New York?
- Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in New York. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
- Which water systems in New York face the most infrastructure stress?
- The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in New York by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
- How does New York compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?
- New York is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
- Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in New York water systems?
- Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
- Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for New York water systems?
- Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
- What compliance signals are active in New York?
- Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across New York water systems.
- Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in New York?
- Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.
- U.S. water infrastructure stress monitoring homepage
- How Munimetric scores drinking water systems
- Browse all water system profiles in the Screener
- Compare water infrastructure risk across all U.S. states
- Browse New York water systems by MISI stress band
- Browse New York water systems by population served
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- Water infrastructure research & guides
- Munimetric analytical rankings
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- National High-Stress water-system ranking