Vanadium Contamination

Vanadium in New York Drinking Water

Ranked by max vanadium detected (µg/L) · UCMR 3 data (2013–2015) · Data from EPA SDWIS & UCMR

156

Cities Tested

Over HA

% Over HA

0.89 µg/L

State Avg

▼ 5% vs national

vs National

594

Health Violations

Analysis

Vanadium in New York: what the data shows

New York has 156 cities with vanadium data from the EPA's UCMR 3 program (2013–2015). Vanadium was detected above the 21 µg/L EPA short-term health advisory in 0 of those cities. The state average max detected level is 0.89 µg/L. Vanadium occurs naturally in groundwater, particularly in the western United States where it leaches from volcanic rock and oil shale formations. Industrial sources include steel manufacturing, oil refining, and fossil fuel combustion. There is no federal MCL for vanadium — the EPA established a short-term health advisory of 21 µg/L for a 10 kg child consuming 1 L/day for 10 days. Long-term exposure to elevated vanadium has been associated with kidney effects in animal studies and possible developmental impacts. Reverse osmosis and ion exchange systems are effective at removing vanadium from drinking water.

Comparison

Cities exceeding 21 µg/L EPA short-term HA (no MCL)

New York

0 of 156 cities

← ▼ 5% below national rate (better)

National avg

179 of 3261 cities

City Map

Vanadium data across New York

Each dot is a city with UCMR 3 vanadium testing data. Cities where vanadium exceeds the 21 µg/L EPA short-term health advisory are highlighted. Size reflects population served.

Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by vanadium level in New York

Highest Vanadium levels (µg/L)

All Cities

All New York cities ranked by vanadium level

#	City	Level	Over HA?	Violations	Grade
1	Brookhaven (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	3	C
2	East Hampton (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	3	A-
3	Islip (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	7	B-
4	Smithtown (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	5	B+
5	Southampton (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	5	B
6	Southold (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	11	B-
7	Riverhead (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	5	C+
8	Huntington (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	11	D
9	Babylon (T)	6.97 µg/L	No	6	B+
10	Clarkstown (T)	5.10 µg/L	No	11	B-
11	Roslyn (V)	2.90 µg/L	No	1	A
12	Halfmoon (T)	2.80 µg/L	No	3	A
13	Rensselaer (C)	1.90 µg/L	No	6	B+
14	Cohoes (C)	1.60 µg/L	No	5	B+
15	Colonie (T)	1.20 µg/L	No	1	A+
16	New Windsor (T)	1.10 µg/L	No	14	D+
17	Albany (C)	1.00 µg/L	No	0	A-
18	Guilderland (T)	1.00 µg/L	No	18	A-
19	Amsterdam (C)	1.00 µg/L	No	33	B-
20	Massena (V)	0.95 µg/L	No	2	A-
21	North Hempstead (T)	0.87 µg/L	No	9	F
22	Hempstead (T)	0.80 µg/L	No	14	D
23	Lynbrook (V)	0.80 µg/L	No	3	B
24	Bethlehem (T)	0.80 µg/L	No	12	A-
25	Peekskill (C)	0.80 µg/L	No	15	A-
26	Watertown (C)	0.78 µg/L	No	19	B
27	Oneida (C)	0.74 µg/L	No	3	A
28	Oneida Castle (V)	0.74 µg/L	No	3	A
29	Batavia (C)	0.70 µg/L	No	0	A+
30	Kingston (C)	0.69 µg/L	No	8	A-
31	Rome (C)	0.62 µg/L	No	20	B+
32	Brownville (T)	0.60 µg/L	No	3	A-
33	Wallkill (T)	0.55 µg/L	No	23	F
34	Malone (V)	0.55 µg/L	No	2	A+
35	Oyster Bay (T)	0.55 µg/L	No	14	B-
36	Rochester (C)	0.54 µg/L	No	3	B
37	Brighton (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	5	C+
38	Chili (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
39	Churchville (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
40	Clarkson (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
41	East Rochester (X)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
42	Fairport (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
43	Gates (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
44	Greece (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
45	Hamlin (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
46	Henrietta (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
47	Honeoye Falls (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
48	Irondequoit (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	C+
49	Kendall (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
50	Mendon (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
51	Ogden (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
52	Parma (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
53	Penfield (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
54	Perinton (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
55	Pittsford (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
56	Pittsford (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
57	Riga (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
58	Rush (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	2	B
59	Scottsville (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
60	Spencerport (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
61	Sweden (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
62	Victor (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	3	B
63	Webster (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
64	Wheatland (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	1	B
65	Kenmore (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	0	A
66	Batavia (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	2	B+
67	Victor (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	3	B
68	Oakfield (T)	0.54 µg/L	No	4	B+
69	Oakfield (V)	0.54 µg/L	No	4	B+
70	Rockville Center (V)	0.53 µg/L	No	5	A
71	Queensbury (T)	0.50 µg/L	No	2	F
72	Brockport (V)	0.48 µg/L	No	0	A-
73	Johnson City (V)	0.47 µg/L	No	2	A-
74	Port Chester (V)	0.43 µg/L	No	0	A
75	Rye Brook (V)	0.43 µg/L	No	0	A
76	Rye (T)	0.43 µg/L	No	0	A
77	Leray (T)	0.40 µg/L	No	4	B+
78	Moreau (T)	0.40 µg/L	No	4	A-
79	Great Neck Estates (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
80	Great Neck Plaza (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
81	Great Neck (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
82	Kensington (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
83	Kings Point (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
84	Saddle Rock (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
85	Thomaston (V)	0.39 µg/L	No	2	A+
86	Deerfield (T)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B-
87	Marcy (T)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
88	New Hartford (T)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
89	New Hartford (V)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
90	New York Mills (V)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
91	Oriskany (V)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
92	Utica (C)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
93	Whitesboro (V)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
94	Whitestown (T)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
95	Yorkville (V)	0.38 µg/L	No	25	B+
96	Beacon (C)	0.38 µg/L	No	4	A-
97	Westmoreland (T)	0.38 µg/L	No	27	B-
98	Newburgh (T)	0.35 µg/L	No	50	F
99	Poughkeepsie (C)	0.32 µg/L	No	2	A
100	Grand Island (T)	0.32 µg/L	No	2	C+
101	Buffalo (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	2	A-
102	Syracuse (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	29	C+
103	Amherst (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
104	Cheektowaga (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
105	Clarence (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
106	Concord (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	8	B-
107	Depew (V)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
108	Evans (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
109	Lackawanna (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
110	Lancaster (V)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
111	Sloan (V)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
112	Tonawanda (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A
113	Schenectady (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	1	B+
114	Poughkeepsie (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A-
115	Oswego (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	4	A
116	Garden City (V)	0.30 µg/L	No	5	A-
117	De Witt (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	6	A-
118	Sea Cliff (V)	0.30 µg/L	No	0	A+
119	Ogdensburg (C)	0.30 µg/L	No	1	A-
120	Malta (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	3	D
121	Patterson (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	12	C-
122	Worcester (T)	0.30 µg/L	No	1	A-
123	Massapequa Park (V)	0.28 µg/L	No	0	A
124	Canajoharie (V)	0.26 µg/L	No	3	A
125	Lockport (T)	0.26 µg/L	No	0	A+
126	Ontario (T)	0.26 µg/L	No	4	A+
127	Saratoga Sprngs (C)	0.25 µg/L	No	3	A-
128	Lewiston (V)	0.25 µg/L	No	0	A-
129	Lockport (C)	0.24 µg/L	No	0	A
130	Nyack (V)	0.24 µg/L	No	3	B
131	South Nyack (V)	0.24 µg/L	No	3	B
132	Clay (T)	0.23 µg/L	No	2	A+
133	Mamaroneck	0.22 µg/L	No	5	B+
134	North Tonawanda (C)	0.22 µg/L	No	0	A+
135	Glen Cove (C)	0.22 µg/L	No	4	B+
136	Wheatfield (T)	0.22 µg/L	No	0	A+
137	New Hyde Park (V)	0.22 µg/L	No	1	A
138	Elma (T)	0.22 µg/L	No	0	A+
139	Glens Falls (C)	0.21 µg/L	No	17	B+
140	Dunkirk (C)	0.21 µg/L	No	1	C
141	Stewart Manor (V)	0.20 µg/L	No	5	A-
142	Mount Pleasant (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	36	C
143	Alabama (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
144	Bergen (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
145	Bergen (V)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
146	Bethany (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
147	Byron (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
148	Corfu (V)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
149	Darien (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
150	Le Roy (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
151	Leroy (V)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
152	Pavilion (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
153	Pembroke (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A
154	Stafford (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A-
155	Glenville (T)	0.20 µg/L	No	0	A
156	Lyndonville (V)	0.20 µg/L	No	1	A

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about vanadium in New York

Is vanadium in New York tap water harmful?

Vanadium has no federal MCL. The EPA short-term health advisory is 21 µg/L. No cities in New York exceed the EPA short-term health advisory. Long-term exposure has been linked to kidney effects in animal studies. Vanadium is most common in groundwater in the western US.

How can I remove vanadium from my drinking water?

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are highly effective at removing vanadium, typically reducing it by 90% or more. Ion exchange systems also work. Standard activated carbon filters are not effective against vanadium. If your water comes from a private well in the western US, consider testing for vanadium.

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