PFAS in New Jersey drinking water
EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 266 public water systems in New Jersey, serving about 8.8 million people. PFAS turned up in 174 of them (65%). 121 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point, affecting about 5.2 million people.
Highest PFOA and PFOS averages among systems serving 1,000 or more: Verona Water Department (43.4 / 11.2 ppt), Ho Ho Kus Water Dept (28.9 / 15.2 ppt), Oakland Water Dept (21.0 / 23.0 ppt), Ridgewood Water (30.6 / 13.3 ppt) and Livingston Twp Div of Water (37.0 / 5.0 ppt).
Every tested system in New Jersey
Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:
| Water system | People | PFOA | PFOS | PFAS found | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suez Water New Jersey Hackensack · Haworth | 792,713 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 8 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Raritan · Brtidgewater | 615,430 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Coastal North · Colts Neck | 377,613 | 7.2 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Passaic Valley Water Commission · Clifton | 310,483 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 8 | Above limit |
| Newark Water Department · Newark | 294,274 | 4.8 | - | 1 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Western · Delran | 274,291 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Jersey City Mua · Jersey City | 262,000 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5 | Above limit |
| Middlesex Water Company · Iselin | 233,376 | 2.8 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Wildwood City Water Department · Rio Grande | 218,472 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Nj American Water - Short Hills · Short Hills | 217,230 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 7 | Above limit |
| Trenton Water Works · Trenton | 217,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Atlantic City Mua · Atlantic City | 152,415 | 2.2 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Nj American Water - Liberty · Bound Brook | 134,000 | 2.2 | - | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Nj American Water - Ocean City · Egg Harbor Township | 127,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Suez Water Toms River · Toms River | 123,184 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 3 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Atlantic County · Egg Harbor Township | 120,146 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7 | Above limit |
| Brick Township Mua · Brick Twp | 81,829 | 2.5 | - | 3 | Sample at limit |
| East Orange Water Commission · East Orange | 75,000 | 10.8 | - | 2 | Above limit |
| Old Bridge Mua · Old Bridge | 68,000 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Cityof Bayonne · Kearny | 63,000 | 3.3 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Southeast Morris County Mua · Cedar Knolls | 62,349 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 8 | Above limit |
| Ridgewood Water · Ridgewood | 61,700 | 30.6 | 13.3 | 9 | Above limit |
| Franklin Township Dept of Public Works · Somerset | 57,150 | 7.3 | - | 4 | Above limit |
| New Brunswick W Dept · New Brunswick | 55,000 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 4 | Above limit |
| Township of Wayne · Pittsgrove | 55,000 | 2.4 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Bloomfield Water Department · Bloomfield | 53,315 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Perth Amboy Water Department · Iselin | 52,328 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 7 | Above limit |
| Hoboken Water Utility · Hoboken | 52,000 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2 | Above limit |
| Parsippany-troy Hills Water Department · Parsippany | 50,400 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 8 | Above limit |
| East Brunswick Water Utility · East Brunswick | 49,715 | 1.5 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Washington Township Mua · Turnersville | 48,000 | 7.8 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Mount Holly · Delran | 47,427 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Merchantville Pennsauken · Pennsauken | 47,144 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| City of Camden · Camden | 46,585 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 7 | Above limit |
| Gordons Corner Water CO · Marlboro | 46,196 | 5.9 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Evesham Mua · Marlton | 45,538 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| South Brunswick Twp W Di · Monmouth Junction | 45,450 | 18.5 | - | 6 | Above limit |
| Sayreville W Dept · Sayreville | 45,345 | 6.7 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Aqua Nj - Blackwood · Hamilton | 44,396 | 2.4 | - | 3 | Sample at limit |
| North Brunswick W Dept · Franklin | 43,905 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mt Laurel Twp Mua · Miount Laurel | 41,743 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 3 | Above limit |
| Kearny Water Department · Kearny | 41,664 | 3.0 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Montclair Water Bureau · Haskell | 40,150 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities · Avalon | 39,839 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Winslow Twp Dmu · Braddock | 39,174 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 6 | Above limit |
| Aqua Nj - Hamilton Square · Hamilton | 39,128 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 6 | Above limit |
| Jackson Twp Mua · Jackson | 37,224 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Vineland Water & Sewer Utility · Vineland | 36,250 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 5 | Above limit |
| Monroe Twp Utility Department · Monroe Township | 36,000 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 7 | Above limit |
| Fair Lawn Water Dept · Fair Lawn Boro | 35,564 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| Belleville Water Dept · Belleville | 35,129 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Willingboro Mua · Willingbor0 | 35,000 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 5 | Above limit |
| Cape May Water & Sewer U · Cape May | 35,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Edison Water CO · Edison | 35,000 | 3.7 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Stone Harbor Water Dept · Stone Harbor | 30,850 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Stafford Twp Water - Beach Haven West · Manahawkin | 30,603 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Deptford Twp Mua · Deptford | 30,561 | - | - | 4 | Below limits |
| Garfield Water Department · Garfield | 30,487 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| Orange Water Dept · Orange | 30,134 | 13.0 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Freehold Twp Water Dept · Freehold | 29,831 | 4.4 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Nutley Water Dept · Nutley | 29,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Marlboro Township Water Utility Division · Marlboro | 29,480 | 1.6 | - | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Lacey Twp Mua · Forked River | 29,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dover Water Commission · Dover | 27,806 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 8 | Above limit |
| Lakewood Twp Mua · Lakewood | 27,614 | 8.5 | - | 7 | Above limit |
| Millville Water Department | 27,500 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Livingston Twp Div of Water · Livingston | 27,391 | 37.0 | 5.0 | 8 | Above limit |
| Suez Water New Jersey Rahway · Rahway | 27,300 | 1.7 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Burlington Twp W Dept | 27,000 | 15.9 | 7.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| Mahwah Water Department · Mahwah | 26,777 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg · Hamilton | 26,686 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Monroe Twp Mua · Williamstown | 26,179 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Wall Twp Water Dept · Wall Twp | 26,000 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4 | Above limit |
| Long Beach Twp Brant Bea · Brant Beach | 25,295 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| East Windsor Mua · East Windsor Township | 25,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lavallette Water Dept · Lavallette | 25,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Collingswood Water Depar · Pennsauken | 24,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Glassboro Water Department · Glassboro | 24,244 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 7 | Above limit |
| Little Egg Harbor Twp Mu · Little Egg Harbor | 24,215 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Passaic Valley Wc Lodi WD · Wyckoff | 24,136 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 7 | Above limit |
| Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern · Manchester | 23,980 | - | - | 3 | Below limits |
| Margate City Water Department · Fiar Lawn | 23,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bridgeton City Water Dept · Bridgeton | 22,770 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ventnor City Water & Sewer Utility · Ventor City | 22,150 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Deptford Twp Water Dept · West Deptford Township | 22,000 | - | - | 4 | Above limit |
| Montville Twp Mua · Montville | 22,000 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7 | Above limit |
| Hackettstown Mua · Hackettstown | 22,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hamilton Township Mua · Mays Landing | 21,720 | 5.0 | - | 1 | Above limit |
| Moorestown Water Dept · Moorestown | 20,700 | 2.1 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Lyndhurst Water Department · Lyndhurst | 20,500 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 4 | Above limit |
| Elmwood Park Water Dept · Elmwood Park Boro | 20,374 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Belmar Water Dept · Belmar | 20,000 | 2.8 | - | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Beach Haven Water Dept · Beach Haven | 20,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Seaside Heights Water De · Seaside Heights | 20,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Barnegat Twp Water Sewer · Barnegat | 20,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Point Pleasant Water Department · Point Pleasant | 19,600 | 2.3 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Hawthorne Water Department · Hawthorne | 19,458 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Maple Shade Water Department · Trenton | 19,400 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 5 | Above limit |
| Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk · Sparta | 17,625 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| Medford Twp Dept of Muni · Medford | 17,272 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| South Orange Water Department · South Orange | 16,964 | 6.0 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Park Ridge Water Dept · Park Ridge | 16,466 | 14.8 | 11.2 | 9 | Above limit |
| South River W Dept · South River | 16,000 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 5 | Above limit |
| Denville Twp Water Dept · Denville | 15,881 | 11.6 | 4.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Bordentown Water Departm · Bordentown | 15,821 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Madison Water Dept · Madison | 15,820 | 8.5 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Sea Isle City Water Department · Sea Isle City | 15,800 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western · Manchester | 15,613 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4 | Above limit |
| Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities · Waretown | 15,419 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pvwc-north Arlington · Clifton | 15,392 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 6 | Above limit |
| Ramsey Water Dept · Ramsey | 15,207 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 6 | Above limit |
| Seaside Park Water Dept · Seaside Park | 15,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ship Bottom Water Depart · Manahawkin | 15,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Randolph Twp Public Works Dept · Randolph Twp | 14,820 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brigantine Water Department · Brigantine | 14,450 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Harrison W Dept · Harrison | 14,425 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Penns Grove · Delran | 14,406 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Pequannock Twp Water Department · Pompton Plains | 14,010 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Highland Park W Dept · Highland Park | 14,000 | 1.4 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Manasquan Water Departme · Mansquan | 14,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Rockaway Twp Water Dept · Rockaway | 14,000 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| Verona Water Department · Verona | 13,641 | 43.4 | 11.2 | 8 | Above limit |
| Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart. · Pennsville | 13,500 | 15.5 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Saddle Brook Water Dept · Saddle Brook | 13,155 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| Berlin Water Department · Berlin | 12,991 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Cedar Grove Water Dept · Cedar Grove | 12,900 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Jbmdl-dix Main System · Jb Mdl | 12,765 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Oakland Water Dept · Oakland | 12,754 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8 | Above limit |
| Mantua Township Mua · Mantua | 12,600 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Red Bank Water Dept · Point Pleaseant Beach | 12,520 | 6.1 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Clinton W Dept · Clinton | 12,500 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 5 | Above limit |
| Gloucester City W Dept · Gloucester | 12,460 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lower Twp Mua · Villas | 12,416 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pemberton Twp Dept Main · Pemberton | 12,378 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mcguire Afb · Jb Mdl | 12,227 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hammonton Water Dept · Hammonton | 12,153 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Aqua Nj - Eastern Division · Hamilton | 12,000 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Point Pleasant Beach Water Department · Point Pleaseant Beach | 12,000 | 2.4 | - | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Manchester Utilities Authority · Woodland Park | 12,000 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 4 | Above limit |
| Haddon Twp Water Departm · Westmont | 11,938 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Nj American Water - Roxbury · Washington | 11,793 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Berkeley Twp Mua · Berkeley Twp | 11,792 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Wallington Water Dept · Wallington | 11,583 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 4 | Above limit |
| Pompton Lakes Mua · Pompton Lakes | 11,435 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 2 | Above limit |
| East Hanover Twp Water Dept · East Hanover Township | 11,393 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 8 | Above limit |
| Spring Lake Water Department · Spring Lake Heights | 11,270 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Nj American Water - Little Falls · Short Mills | 11,247 | 4.2 | - | 1 | Above limit |
| Florence Twp W Dept | 11,214 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 8 | Above limit |
| Freehold Borough Water D · Freehold | 11,029 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lincoln Park Water Dept · Lincoln Park | 11,000 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2 | Above limit |
| Totowa W Dept · Totowa Borough | 10,804 | 5.5 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Beachwood Water Dept · Beachwood | 10,802 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Longport Water Department · Longport | 10,777 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Caldwell Water Department · West Caldwell | 10,759 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 5 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Washington/oxford · Cherry Hill | 10,719 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 3 | Above limit |
| Wanaque W Dept. · Wanaque | 10,266 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| Woodbury City W Dept · Woodbury | 10,263 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Pine Hill Borough Mua · Pine Hill | 10,233 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Waldwick Water Dept · Waldwick | 10,208 | 20.6 | 10.2 | 9 | Above limit |
| Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. · Keansburg | 10,105 | 5.5 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Surf City Water Dept · Surf City | 10,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| East Greenwich Twp Water Dept · Mickleton | 9,900 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Above limit |
| Burlington City Water De · Burlington | 9,835 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Boonton Water Dept · Boonton | 9,532 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| Bellmawr Water Dept · Bellmawr | 9,522 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ringwood Water Department · Ringwood | 9,327 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 8 | Above limit |
| Jackson Premium Outlets · Jackson | 9,263 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Nj American Water - Harrison · Delran | 9,193 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Matawan Borough Water De · Matawan | 9,084 | 6.1 | - | 4 | Above limit |
| Caldwell Water Dept · Nutley | 9,027 | 6.8 | - | 6 | Above limit |
| Chatham Water Dept · Chatam | 8,962 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Florham Park Water Dept · Florham Park | 8,846 | 11.6 | - | 2 | Above limit |
| Suez Water Manalapan Knob Hill · Manalapan | 8,700 | 4.9 | - | 4 | Above limit |
| Aqua Nj - Lawrence · Hamilton | 8,655 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 6 | Above limit |
| Jefferson Twp W U Lk Hop · Lake Hopatcong | 8,500 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 5 | Above limit |
| Spotswood W Dept · Spotswood | 8,300 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5 | Above limit |
| Newton Water & Sewer Utility · Newton | 8,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Clayton Water Department · Clayton | 8,179 | 5.8 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Stockton University Main Campus · Galloway | 8,116 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Accc Early Main Campus · Mays Landing | 7,978 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pitman Water Department · Pitman | 7,896 | 1.1 | - | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Mount Olive Twp W D Main · Budd Lake | 7,887 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4 | Above limit |
| Bloomingdale Water Dept · Bloomingdale Boro | 7,742 | 7.0 | - | 1 | Above limit |
| Glen Ridge Water Dept · Haskell | 7,681 | 4.2 | - | 5 | Above limit |
| Butler Water Dept · Butler | 7,630 | 7.2 | - | 2 | Above limit |
| Keyport Water Dept · Keansburg | 7,500 | 4.8 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Fairfield Water Dept · Fairfield | 7,400 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 8 | Above limit |
| Hopatcong Water Dept · Hopatcong | 7,224 | 5.0 | - | 6 | Above limit |
| Rockaway Boro Water Dept · Rockaway | 7,066 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 8 | Above limit |
| Milltown W Dept · Milltown | 7,000 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 6 | Above limit |
| Aberdeen - Cliffwood/cliffwood Beach · Aberdeen Township | 6,775 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Allendale Water Dept · Haworth | 6,702 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 8 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Logan · Delran | 6,650 | 2.1 | - | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Shore Water Company · Seaside Park | 6,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Harvey Cedars Water Dept · Harvey Cedars | 6,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ballys Park Place Casino · Newton | 6,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Nj American Water - Itc · Cherry Hill | 6,463 | 6.9 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Wharton Water Dept · Mount Arlington | 6,342 | 2.6 | - | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Tuckerton Water & Sewer Dept · Barnegat | 6,285 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Aqua Nj - Woolwich · Hamilton | 6,271 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Salem Water Department · Salem City | 6,199 | 2.4 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Dot Faa Atl Bld 33 & Bld 208 · Atlantic City | 6,138 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Paulsboro Water Department · Paulsboro | 6,097 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Awo&m - Picatinny Arsenal · Wharton | 6,011 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| North Caldwell Water Dep · North Caldwell | 6,000 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4 | Above limit |
| Westville Water Department · Westville | 6,000 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Above limit |
| Woodland Park Water Department · Woodland Park | 6,000 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 6 | Above limit |
| Nj American Water - Cape May Court House · Upper Twp | 5,625 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Suez Water New Jersey Vernon Valley · Highland Lakes | 5,517 | - | - | 3 | Below limits |
| Resorts Atlantic City · Atlantic City | 5,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Franklin Board of Public · Franklin | 5,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Allamuchy Twp Water & Sewer · Allamuchy Township | 5,423 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Hightstown Water Department · Highstown | 5,400 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Roseland Water Dept · Roseland | 5,300 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Roxbury Twp W Dept-shore · Landing | 5,153 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3 | Above limit |
| Mountain Creek Resort · Vernon | 5,041 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Suez Water New Jersey Franklin Lakes · Haworth | 5,038 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| Clementon Water Department · Newton | 5,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Avon By the Sea Water De · Avon | 5,000 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 4 | Above limit |
| Borough of Springlake Heights · Spring Lake Heights | 5,000 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 5 | Above limit |
| Mt Olive Villages Water · Budd Lake | 5,000 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4 | Above limit |
| Washington Twp Mua-schoo · Long Valley | 4,986 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6 | Above limit |
| Pinelands Water CO · Southampton | 4,926 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Greenwich Twp W Dept · Gibbstown | 4,921 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Buena Borough Mua · Landsville | 4,880 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brielle Water Dept · Brielle | 4,800 | 1.1 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Flemington Water Department · Flemington | 4,581 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 6 | Above limit |
| Jefferson Twp W U Milton Sys · Lake Hopatcong | 4,500 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| Roxbury Twp W Dept-sky V · Landing | 4,478 | - | 2.1 | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Woodstown Water Department · Woodstown | 4,455 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Cape May Water Dept · West Cape May | 4,427 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Atlantic Highlands Water · Atlantic Highlands | 4,385 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Egg Harbor City Water Dept · Egg Harbor Township | 4,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mine Hill Twp Water Dept · Mine Hill | 4,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Barnegat Light Water Dep · Barnegat Light | 4,148 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Gordon Byram Assoc LLC · Ledgewood | 4,075 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ho Ho Kus Water Dept · Hohokus Boro | 4,060 | 28.9 | 15.2 | 9 | Above limit |
| Mountain Lakes Water Dep · Riverdale | 4,012 | 13.3 | - | 2 | Above limit |
| Cape May Point Boro Wate · Cape May Point | 4,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Suez Water New Jersey Lambertville · Lambertville | 3,960 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Stanhope W Dept · Stanhope | 3,730 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 7 | Above limit |
| Walmart · Bentonville | 3,695 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pennington Shop-rite · Freehold | 3,663 | 4.0 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Mt Olive Twp W D Village · Budd Lake | 3,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Wawa #8308 · Wawa | 3,552 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pemberton Township Water - Lake Valley · Pemberton | 3,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Washington Twp Mua-hager · Long Valley | 3,458 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2 | Above limit |
| Hamburg Board of Public · Hamburg | 3,382 | - | - | 3 | Below limits |
| Netcong Water Dept · Netcong | 3,342 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 6 | Above limit |
| High Bridge W Dept · High Bridge | 3,300 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3 | Above limit |
| Kingsway Regional High School · Woolwich | 2,960 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Englishtown Water Dept · Englishtown | 2,504 | 4.0 | - | 3 | Above limit |
| Brooklawn Water Department · Brooklawn | 2,300 | 2.6 | - | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Allentown Water Dept · Robbinsville | 2,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mount Arlington Boro Dpw Main · Mount Arlington | 1,978 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| High Point Reg High Scho · Wantage | 1,750 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Nj State Prison Bayside · Leesburg | 1,679 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mcdonalds Restaurant #6214 · Tinton Falls | 1,620 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Main Associates · Chester | 574 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 6 | Above limit |
| Bear Tavern School · Pennington | 555 | 7.3 | 23.8 | 8 | Above limit |
| Nve Pharmeceutical INC. · Andover | 100 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Eagle Point Tank Farm · Westville | 90 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Riverside Mobile Home Pa · Columbia | 85 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sandshore Industrial Condo Association · Mt Olive | 75 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Nj American Water - Shorelands | 5.8 | - | 3 | Above limit | |
| Nj American Water - Union Beach | 4.3 | - | 4 | Above limit |
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Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in New Jersey drinking water: results for 266 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/new-jersey/
Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.