Is there PFAS in Suez Water New Jersey Hackensack water?
Yes. EPA's final UCMR 5 results show Suez Water New Jersey Hackensack averaged 13.0 ppt of PFOA at its worst sampling point, 3.3 times the EPA limit of 4 ppt.
Suez Water New Jersey Hackensack
Serves 792,713 people · 12 PFOA samples from 3 sampling points · Feb 2024 to Feb 2025
Average above an EPA limit
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid
13.0 ppt avg · max 14.0
PFOS Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
6.3 ppt avg · max 8.1
PFHxS Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
3.9 ppt avg · max 4.7
Hazard index GenX, PFBS, PFNA, PFHxS combined
0.4 avg · max 0.5
Also detected, no federal limit: PFPeA, PFHxA, PFBA, PFBS, PFHpA.
Suez Water New Jersey Hackensack is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Haworth, New Jersey, serving about 792,713 people, including Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fairview, Fort Lee, Hoboken, North Bergen. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 12 times across 3 sampling points between Feb 2024 and Feb 2025.
Every PFAS detected
Not detected: NMeFOSAA, NFDHA, NEtFOSAA, PFEESA, PFTA, 4:2 FTS, PFTrDA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFPeS, PFDA, PFDoA, PFMPA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFMBA, ADONA, HFPO-DA, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFNA, PFUnA, PFHpS.
Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
Two routes work for PFAS. For drinking and cooking water only, a reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 with a PFOA/PFOS reduction claim is the cheapest proven option. To treat every tap and shower, a whole-house carbon system with enough contact time works, but check that the maker has PFAS test data, not just a marketing claim. See the best filters for PFAS and how PFAS removal works.
Other systems in New Jersey
All 266 tested systems in New Jersey
ZIP codes served
07010 07020 07022 07024 07030 07047 07057 07067 07070 07072 07073 07074 07075 07087 07093 07094 07417 07458 07602 07603 07604 07605 07606 07607 07608 07620 07621 07624 07626 07627 07628 07630 07631 07632 07640 07641 07642 07643 07644 07645 07646 07647 07648 07649 07650 07652 07657 07660 07661 07662 07666 07670 07675
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Suez Water New Jersey Hackensack water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID NJ0238001. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/new-jersey/suez-water-new-jersey-hackensack/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID NJ0238001). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.
