Buffalo, NY water quality
Buffalo, NY is served by 19 public water systems, serving 882,932 people combined. Across those systems, we count 1 health-based violation in the last 5 years. The worst Tap Grade among them is B.
Water systems serving Buffalo
ECWA DIRECT
BUFFALO, NY · 313,380 served
BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY
BUFFALO, NY · 276,000 served
ECWA AMHERST
BUFFALO, NY · 92,697 served
TONAWANDA, TOWN WATER DEPT.
TONAWANDA, NY · 72,571 served
ECWA LANCASTER
BUFFALO, NY · 29,018 served
ECWA ORCHARD PARK
BUFFALO, NY · 24,582 served
ECWA WEST SENECA
BUFFALO, NY · 23,557 served
KENMORE VILLAGE
KENMORE, NY · 15,423 served
ECWA EVANS
BUFFALO, NY · 12,338 served
ECWA HAMBURG (V)
BUFFALO, NY · 9,744 served
ECWA BOSTON
BUFFALO, NY · 7,250 served
ECWA NEWSTEAD
BUFFALO, NY · 5,801 served
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS CAMPGROUND
AMHERST, NY · 160 served
SPRING GARDEN ASSOCIATION
WEST SENECA, NY · 100 served
BIG TREE MOBILE HOME PARK
WEST SENECA, NY · 99 served
SPRINGVILLE MOBILE VILLAGE
BUFFALO, NY · 90 served
HEMLOCK W.W. ( MOUNTAIN MEADOWS RSD)
BUFFALO, NY · 66 served
HOLLAND HILLS APARTMENTS
KENMORE, NY · 30 served
ERIE COUNTY FORESTRY
BUFFALO, NY · 26 served
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Is Buffalo, NY tap water safe to drink?
19 public water systems serve Buffalo, NY, with 1 health-based violation in the last 5 years across them. The worst Tap Grade among them is B.
Does Buffalo's water have lead in it?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead sample is 9.9 ppb, versus the EPA action level of 15 ppb.
Has PFAS been detected in Buffalo's water?
These systems were tested under UCMR5 and no PFAS was detected above the reporting limit in the analytes we track.
Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO · Data as of 2026Q2