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People served refers to the total population that receives water service from the utility. This number represents the estimated number of residents within the utility's service area.

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Drinking Water Utilities in New York

Q: How many drinking water utilities are in New York?

New York has 167 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people listed in this directory.

Browse utilities serving more than 10,000 people by location and population served.

Utilities listed

167

Total people served

18,986,270

Largest utility

New York City System

8,958,659 people

Coverage

100%

with population data

New York has 167 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people in this directory. The largest utility by population served is New York City System, serving 8,958,659 people. Utilities are listed with their city location and population served.

People Served:

08,958,659

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Utility Name	City	People Served	Action
New York City System	Flushing	8,958,659	View Profile
Suffolk County Water Authority	Hauppauge	1,100,000	View Profile
Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA)	Syracuse	565,582	View Profile
Erie County Water Authority (ECWA)	Buffalo	532,221	View Profile
Syracuse City	Syracuse	512,329	View Profile
Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA)	Rochester	490,000	View Profile
Buffalo Water Authority	Buffalo	276,000	View Profile
Veolia Water New York - Rockland	West Nyack	270,950	View Profile
Greenburgh Consolidated Water District #1	Greenburgh	247,405	View Profile
Rochester City	Rochester	232,267	View Profile
Liberty New York Water - Lynbrook	Merrick	220,000	View Profile
Yonkers City	Yonkers	196,086	View Profile
Liberty New York Water - Merrick	Merrick	177,000	View Profile
Veolia Water New York - Rate District 1	New Rochelle	146,723	View Profile
Albany City	Albany	132,082	View Profile
MVWA - Mohawk Valley Water Authority	Utica	129,372	View Profile
Westchester Joint Water Works	Mamaroneck	120,419	View Profile
Water Authority of Western Nassau	New Hyde Park	120,000	View Profile
City of Troy Public Utilities	Troy	117,581	View Profile
Town of Hempstead Water Department	East Meadow	110,000	View Profile
Latham Water District	Latham	86,530	View Profile
Schenectady City Water Works	Schenectady	82,116	View Profile
South Huntington Water Department	Centerport	81,760	View Profile
Erie County Waterr Authority - Amherst	Buffalo	80,228	View Profile
Town of Tonawanda Water Department	Tonawanda	78,423	View Profile
City of Binghamton	Binghamton	74,879	View Profile
Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1	Yorktown Heights	68,719	View Profile
Mount Vernon Water Department	Mount Vernon	67,292	View Profile
Elmira Water Board	Elmira	65,631	View Profile
Glenville Water District #11		63,776	View Profile
Johnson City Water Works	Johnson City	63,348	View Profile
Bethlehem Water District No. 1	Delmar	62,062	View Profile
White Plains City	White Plains	59,353	View Profile
Jericho Water District	Syosset	58,000	View Profile
Hempstead	Hempstead	56,000	View Profile
Veolia Water New York - Rate District 2	New Rochelle	54,305	View Profile
Peekskill City	Peekskill	52,969	View Profile
Poughkeepsie Townwide Water District	Poughkeepsie	52,277	View Profile
Niagara Falls Water Board	Niagara Falls	50,193	View Profile
Hicksville WD	Hicksville	48,000	View Profile
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake WD	Burnt Hills	46,836	View Profile
Jamestown BPU	Jamestown	46,712	View Profile
Garden City	Garden City	46,000	View Profile
Ithaca City	Ithaca	45,627	View Profile
Endicott Municipal Water Works	Endicott	45,000	View Profile
Freeport	Freeport	45,000	View Profile
South Farmingdale WD	Farmingdale	44,700	View Profile
Manhasset Lakeville WD	Great Neck	44,600	View Profile
Cornell University	Ithaca	44,581	View Profile
Massapequa WD	Massapequa	43,000	View Profile

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Definitions

People served: Total population supplied with water by the utility system.
Drinking water utility: A public water system that provides potable (safe to drink) water to residential and commercial customers through a distribution network.