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PFAS Contamination

PFAS in New Jersey Drinking Water

Ranked by number of PFAS compounds detected · Data from EPA SDWIS & UCMR

372
Cities Tested
289
Exceeds Limit
78%
% Exceeds Limit
4.9 compounds
State Avg
▲ 57% vs national
vs National
331
Health Violations
Analysis

PFAS in New Jersey: what the data shows

New Jersey has 372 cities with PFAS monitoring data from the EPA's UCMR 5 program. PFAS ("forever chemicals") were detected in 339 of those cities (91%), with many cities exceeding the EPA's 2024 maximum contaminant levels of 4 ppt. The state average is worse than the national average. 289 cities exceed the EPA MCL for at least one PFAS compound. PFAS are linked to cancer, immune system disruption, and developmental issues. The 2024 EPA rule requires water systems exceeding the MCL to notify customers and reduce levels by 2029. PFAS data comes from the EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 (UCMR 5), which required large water systems to test for 29 PFAS compounds between 2023–2025. Not all systems have completed testing — cities without data may still have PFAS present.

Comparison

Cities exceeding EPA MCL (4 ppt each)

New Jersey
78%
289 of 372 cities
→ ▲ 57% above national rate (worse)
National avg
21%
1662 of 7853 cities
City Map

PFAS data across New Jersey

Each dot is a city, colored by overall water quality grade. PFAS-tested cities are shown; those exceeding the 4 ppt EPA MCL appear in red. Size reflects population served.

New Jersey city water quality map
Water quality: A B C D F
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Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by pfas level in New Jersey

Highest PFAS levels (compounds)

  1. 1 D Guttenberg Town-0903 10 compounds Yes 810K
  2. 2 D Guttenberg Town-0903 10 compounds Yes 809K
  3. 3 D Guttenberg Town-0903 10 compounds Yes 809K
  4. 4 D+ Ridgewood Twp-0251 10 compounds Yes 62K
  5. 5 C+ Hillsdale Boro-0227 10 compounds Yes 17K
  6. 6 C+ Hillsdale Boro-0227 10 compounds Yes 16K
  7. 7 F Waldwick Boro-0264 10 compounds Yes 10K
  8. 8 B+ Hohokus Boro-0228 10 compounds Yes 4K
  9. 9 B Little Falls Twp.-1605 9 compounds Yes 539K
  10. 10 F Burlington Twp.-0306 9 compounds Yes 358K
All Cities

All New Jersey cities ranked by pfas level

# City Level Level Exceeds? Violations Grade
1 Guttenberg Town-0903 10 compounds
Yes 4
D
2 Guttenberg Town-0903 10 compounds
Yes 4
D
3 Guttenberg Town-0903 10 compounds
Yes 4
D
4 Ridgewood Twp-0251 10 compounds
Yes 12
D+
5 Hillsdale Boro-0227 10 compounds
Yes 2
C+
6 Hillsdale Boro-0227 10 compounds
Yes 2
C+
7 Waldwick Boro-0264 10 compounds
Yes 2
F
8 Hohokus Boro-0228 10 compounds
Yes 1
B+
9 Little Falls Twp.-1605 9 compounds
Yes 12
B
10 Burlington Twp.-0306 9 compounds
Yes 25
F
11 Summit City-2018 9 compounds
Yes 5
D+
12 Summit City-2018 9 compounds
Yes 2
F
13 Summit City-2018 9 compounds
Yes 2
D+
14 Summit City-2018 9 compounds
Yes 10
C
15 Summit City-2018 9 compounds
Yes 0
C-
16 Florence Twp.-0315 9 compounds
Yes 1
B
17 Allendale Boro-0201 9 compounds
Yes 3
B-
18 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 4
C+
19 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 4
D+
20 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
21 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
22 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
23 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
24 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
25 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
26 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
27 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
28 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
29 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
30 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
31 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
32 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
33 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
34 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
35 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
36 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
37 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
38 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
39 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
40 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
41 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
42 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
43 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
44 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
45 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
46 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
47 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
48 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
49 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
50 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
51 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
52 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
53 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
54 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
55 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
56 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
57 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
58 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
59 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
60 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
61 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
62 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
63 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
64 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
65 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
66 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
67 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
68 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
69 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
70 Guttenberg Town-0903 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
71 Elizabeth City- 2004 8 compounds
Yes 6
F
72 Hillside Twp.-2007 8 compounds
Yes 32
C
73 Hillside Twp.-2007 8 compounds
Yes 32
C
74 Freehold Twp.-1316 8 compounds
Yes 3
B-
75 Burlington Twp.-0306 8 compounds
Yes 0
B-
76 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 42
F
77 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 1
B
78 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 3
B-
79 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
80 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
81 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
82 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
83 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 12
F
84 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
85 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
86 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
87 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
88 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
89 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
90 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
91 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
92 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
93 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
94 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
95 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
96 Summit City-2018 8 compounds
Yes 0
B+
97 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 9
C-
98 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 22
F
99 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 4
B-
100 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 0
A-
101 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 0
A-
102 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 0
A-
103 Absecon City-0101 8 compounds
Yes 0
A-
104 Mendham Twp.-1419 8 compounds
Yes 2
D+
105 Mendham Twp.-1419 8 compounds
Yes 2
C-
106 Mendham Twp.-1419 8 compounds
Yes 2
C-
107 Mendham Twp.-1419 8 compounds
Yes 2
C-
108 Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429 8 compounds
Yes 5
F
109 Fair Lawn Boro-0217 8 compounds
Yes 8
F
110 Dover Town-1409 8 compounds
Yes 10
C-
111 Rockaway Twp.-1435 8 compounds
Yes 8
F
112 Mahwah Twp-0233 8 compounds
Yes 2
C-
113 Denville Twp.-1408 8 compounds
Yes 4
F
114 Ringwood Boro-1611 8 compounds
Yes 19
F
115 Verona Boro-0720 8 compounds
Yes 5
F
116 Jefferson Twp.-1414 8 compounds
Yes 36
F
117 Oakland Boro-0242 8 compounds
Yes 2
B-
118 East Hanover Twp.-1410 8 compounds
Yes 8
C+
119 Fairfield Boro-0707 8 compounds
Yes 2
B
120 Rockaway Boro-1434 8 compounds
Yes 3
B
121 Elizabeth City- 2004 7 compounds
Yes 8
C-
122 Freehold Twp.-1316 7 compounds
Yes 13
B-
123 Freehold Twp.-1316 7 compounds
Yes 8
D+
124 Freehold Twp.-1316 7 compounds
Yes 22
F
125 Burlington Twp.-0306 7 compounds
Yes 8
C-
126 Burlington Twp.-0306 7 compounds
Yes 8
C-
127 Lawrence Twp.-1107 7 compounds
Yes 37
F
128 Perth Amboy City--1216 7 compounds
Yes 8
C+
129 Camden City-0408 7 compounds
Yes 8
C+
130 Glassboro Boro-0806 7 compounds
Yes 16
C
131 Garfield City-0221 7 compounds
Yes 13
B
132 Montville Twp.-1421 7 compounds
Yes 7
C
133 Sparta Twp.-1918 7 compounds
Yes 11
F
134 Ramsey Boro-0248 7 compounds
Yes 56
F
135 Saddle Brook Twp-0257 7 compounds
Yes 13
B-
136 Ringwood Boro-1611 7 compounds
Yes 10
D
137 Boonton Town-1401 7 compounds
Yes 9
F
138 Caldwell Boro-0703 7 compounds
Yes 3
B-
139 Hopatcong Boro-1912 7 compounds
Yes 3
D+
140 Franklin Lakes Boro-0220 7 compounds
Yes 0
A-
141 Flemington Boro-1009 7 compounds
Yes 66
F
142 Stanhope Boro-1919 7 compounds
Yes 0
C-
143 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 2
B
144 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B
145 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 4
C
146 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 4
C
147 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 4
C
148 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 6
F
149 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 3
C-
150 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 9
C+
151 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
152 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
153 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
154 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
155 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
156 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
157 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
158 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
159 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
160 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
161 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
162 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
163 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
164 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
165 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
166 Burlington Twp.-0306 6 compounds
Yes 1
B-
167 Burlington Twp.-0306 6 compounds
Yes 5
F
168 Burlington Twp.-0306 6 compounds
Yes 2
C+
169 Lawrence Twp.-1107 6 compounds
Yes 40
F
170 Franklin Twp.-1808 6 compounds
Yes 16
D+
171 Old Bridge Twp.-1209 6 compounds
Yes 14
C+
172 East Brunswick Twp.-1204 6 compounds
Yes 17
F
173 North Brunswick Twp.-1215 6 compounds
Yes 17
F
174 Franklin Twp.-1808 6 compounds
Yes 1
B
175 Manchester Twp.-1518 6 compounds
Yes 23
F
176 Winslow Twp.-0436 6 compounds
Yes 37
F
177 Willingboro Twp.-0338 6 compounds
Yes 1
B
178 Freehold Twp.-1316 6 compounds
Yes 17
D+
179 South River Boro-1223 6 compounds
Yes 7
F
180 North Arlington Boro-0239 6 compounds
Yes 7
B+
181 Clinton Town -1005 6 compounds
Yes 2
D
182 East Greenwich Twp.-0803 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
183 Washington Twp.-1438 6 compounds
Yes 22
F
184 Milltown Boro-1212 6 compounds
Yes 15
F
185 Woodland Park Boro-1616 6 compounds
Yes 4
B
186 Netcong Boro-1428 6 compounds
Yes 1
B+
187 Burlington Twp.-0306 5 compounds
Yes 0
C+
188 Jersey City-0906 5 compounds
Yes 5
B
189 Woodbridge Twp.-1225 5 compounds
Yes 1
B
190 Washington Twp.-0818 5 compounds
Yes 0
F
191 Montclair Town-0713 5 compounds
Yes 1
B
192 Vineland City-0614 5 compounds
Yes 70
F
193 Marlboro Twp.-1328 5 compounds
Yes 13
C+
194 Elmwood Park Boro-0211 5 compounds
Yes 12
B-
195 Madison Boro-1417 5 compounds
Yes 7
B-
196 Pennsville Twp.-1708 5 compounds
Yes 5
C-
197 Berlin Boro-0405 5 compounds
Yes 1
B+
198 West Caldwell Boro-0721 5 compounds
Yes 3
C
199 Harrison Twp.-0808 5 compounds
Yes 0
A-
200 Old Bridge Twp.-1209 5 compounds
Yes 8
B
201 Spotswood Boro-1224 5 compounds
Yes 1
B
202 Glen Ridge Boro-0708 5 compounds
Yes 1
B
203 Westville Boro-0821 5 compounds
Yes 4
B-
204 Spring L Heights Boro-1349 5 compounds
Yes 1
B+
205 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 1
B-
206 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 1
B-
207 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
C+
208 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
209 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
210 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
211 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
212 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
213 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
214 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
215 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
216 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
217 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
218 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
219 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
220 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
221 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
222 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
223 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
224 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
225 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
226 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
227 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
228 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
229 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
230 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
231 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
232 Burlington Twp.-0306 4 compounds
Yes 0
B
233 Atlantic City-0102 4 compounds
Yes 4
B
234 Manalapan Twp.-1326 4 compounds
Yes 1
B+
235 New Brunswick City-1214 4 compounds
Yes 46
D+
236 Mount Holly Twp.-0323 4 compounds
Yes 0
B+
237 Sayreville Boro-1219 4 compounds
Yes 2
B
238 Wall Twp.-1352 4 compounds
Yes 5
C+
239 Edison Twp.-1205 4 compounds
Yes 4
B-
240 Deptford Twp.-0802 4 compounds
No 3
B-
241 Rahway City-2013 4 compounds
Yes 12
B
242 Monroe Twp.-0811 4 compounds
Yes 9
C
243 West Deptford Twp.-0820 4 compounds
No 2
B
244 Mantua Twp.-0810 4 compounds
Yes 28
F
245 Lyndhurst Twp-0232 4 compounds
Yes 2
B+
246 Point Pleasant Boro-1524 4 compounds
Yes 2
C-
247 Harrison Town-0904 4 compounds
Yes 3
B+
248 Woolwich Twp.-0824 4 compounds
Yes 1
B+
249 Haledon Boro-1603 4 compounds
Yes 22
C+
250 Washington Boro-2121 4 compounds
Yes 0
B+
251 Wharton Boro-1439 4 compounds
Yes 5
C
252 Woolwich Twp.-0824 4 compounds
Yes 1
B+
253 Wharton Boro-1439 4 compounds
Yes 1
B
254 Avon-By-The-Sea Boro-1305 4 compounds
Yes 3
B
255 Englishtown Boro-1312 4 compounds
Yes 1
B+
256 Berkeley Twp.-1505 3 compounds
No 2
C+
257 Orange City-0717 3 compounds
Yes 5
C+
258 Millville City-0610 3 compounds
Yes 3
F
259 Roxbury Twp.-1436 3 compounds
Yes 8
D+
260 Belmar Boro-1306 3 compounds
Yes 3
B-
261 Oldmans Twp.-1706 3 compounds
No 3
B-
262 Oldmans Twp.-1706 3 compounds
No 3
B-
263 Oldmans Twp.-1706 3 compounds
No 1
B+
264 Cedar Grove Twp.-0704 3 compounds
Yes 3
B
265 Totowa Boro-1612 3 compounds
Yes 1
B-
266 Clayton Boro-0801 3 compounds
Yes 0
A-
267 Pitman Boro-0815 3 compounds
Yes 11
B
268 Keyport Boro-1322 3 compounds
Yes 7
B-
269 Vernon Twp.-1922 3 compounds
No 16
F
270 Paulsboro Boro-0814 3 compounds
No 6
B+
271 Hamburg Boro-1909 3 compounds
No 0
C+
272 High Bridge Boro-1014 3 compounds
Yes 3
C-
273 Brooklawn Boro-0407 3 compounds
Yes 0
B
274 Hillside Twp.-2007 2 compounds
Yes 35
F
275 Hoboken City-0905 2 compounds
Yes 0
A-
276 Evesham Twp.-0313 2 compounds
No 1
A-
277 Pequannock Twp.-1431 2 compounds
Yes 24
F
278 Hawthorne Boro-1604 2 compounds
No 3
D+
279 Kinnelon Boro-1415 2 compounds
Yes 41
F
280 Bloomingdale Boro-1601 2 compounds
Yes 14
D+
281 Brigantine City-0103 2 compounds
No 3
B+
282 Kinnelon Boro-1415 2 compounds
Yes 20
F
283 Point P. Beach Boro-1525 2 compounds
Yes 1
B
284 Pompton Lakes Boro-1609 2 compounds
Yes 0
C
285 Mannington Twp.-1705 2 compounds
Yes 8
C-
286 Woodbury City-0822 2 compounds
No 0
B
287 Burlington City-0305 2 compounds
No 37
B
288 Kinnelon Boro-1415 2 compounds
Yes 12
C
289 Roseland Boro-0718 2 compounds
No 0
A-
290 Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429 2 compounds
Yes 0
C+
291 Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429 2 compounds
Yes 0
C+
292 Washington Twp.-1438 2 compounds
Yes 1
B
293 Hillside Twp.-2007 1 compounds
Yes 75
F
294 Hillside Twp.-2007 1 compounds
Yes 67
F
295 Hillside Twp.-2007 1 compounds
Yes 32
B-
296 Wildwood City-0514 1 compounds
No 6
B-
297 Ocean City-0508 1 compounds
No 0
A+
298 Avalon Boro-0501 1 compounds
No 2
B
299 Bayonne City-0901 1 compounds
Yes 1
B+
300 Wayne Twp.-1614 1 compounds
Yes 1
B+
301 Kearny Town-0907 1 compounds
Yes 2
B+
302 Cape May City-0502 1 compounds
No 9
B
303 Stone Harbor Boro-0510 1 compounds
No 2
B+
304 Stafford Twp.-1530 1 compounds
No 3
B
305 Long Beach Twp.-1517 1 compounds
No 0
F
306 East Windsor Twp.-1101 1 compounds
No 1
A-
307 Collingswood Boro-0412 1 compounds
No 4
B+
308 Little Egg Harbor-1516 1 compounds
No 1
A
309 Hamilton Twp-0112 1 compounds
Yes 4
C
310 Hamilton Twp-0112 1 compounds
Yes 4
C+
311 Beach Haven Boro-1503 1 compounds
No 1
A-
312 Medford Twp.-0320 1 compounds
No 2
C+
313 Bordentown Twp.-0304 1 compounds
No 17
C
314 Bordentown Twp.-0304 1 compounds
No 14
B-
315 Bordentown Twp.-0304 1 compounds
No 14
B-
316 Seaside Park Boro-1527 1 compounds
No 1
A-
317 Ship Bottom Boro-1528 1 compounds
No 2
A-
318 Highland Park Boro-1207 1 compounds
Yes 4
B+
319 Gloucester City-0414 1 compounds
No 2
A-
320 Freehold Boro-1315 1 compounds
No 3
B-
321 Lower Twp.-0505 1 compounds
No 1
C+
322 Surf City Boro-1531 1 compounds
No 0
D
323 Harvey Cedars Boro-1509 1 compounds
No 0
B+
324 Southampton Twp.-0333 1 compounds
No 9
D
325 Tuckerton Boro-1532 1 compounds
No 2
B-
326 Mannington Twp.-1705 1 compounds
Yes 7
B-
327 Mannington Twp.-1705 1 compounds
Yes 7
B-
328 Allamuchy Twp.-2101 1 compounds
No 0
B+
329 Hightstown Boro-1104 1 compounds
No 1
A
330 Greenwich Twp.-0807 1 compounds
No 1
B-
331 Buena Boro-0104 1 compounds
No 1
A
332 Brielle Boro-1308 1 compounds
Yes 0
A-
333 Woodstown Boro-1715 1 compounds
No 1
B+
334 Woodstown Boro-1715 1 compounds
No 1
B+
335 West Cape May Boro-0512 1 compounds
No 0
A-
336 Galloway Twp-0111 1 compounds
No 1
A-
337 Barnegat Light Boro-1501 1 compounds
No 0
A-
338 Allentown Boro-1302 1 compounds
No 0
A-
339 Maurice River Twp.-0609 1 compounds
No 3
B+
340 Lawrence Twp.-1107 0 compounds
No 39
F
341 Lawrence Twp.-1107 0 compounds
No 35
D
342 Lawrence Twp.-1107 0 compounds
No 35
D
343 Jackson Twp.-1511 0 compounds
No 18
F
344 Barnegat Twp.-1533 0 compounds
No 5
C+
345 Nutley Town-0716 0 compounds
No 13
C
346 Lacey Twp.-1512 0 compounds
No 2
B+
347 Phillipsburg Town-2119 0 compounds
No 0
B+
348 Margate City-0116 0 compounds
No 1
A
349 Bridgeton City-0601 0 compounds
No 55
D
350 Ventnor City-0122 0 compounds
No 7
B+
351 Hackettstown Town-2108 0 compounds
No 2
B-
352 Seaside Heights Boro-1526 0 compounds
No 0
A-
353 Pemberton Twp.-0329 0 compounds
No 21
D
354 Sea Isle City-0509 0 compounds
No 0
A-
355 Pequannock Twp.-1431 0 compounds
No 10
C
356 Barnegat Twp.-1533 0 compounds
No 2
B+
357 Randolph Twp.-1432 0 compounds
No 3
B+
358 North Hanover Twp.-0326 0 compounds
No 31
D
359 Wall Twp.-1352 0 compounds
No 1
B
360 New Hanover Twp.-0325 0 compounds
No 4
B+
361 Hammonton Town-0113 0 compounds
No 38
C+
362 Spring Lake Boro-1348 0 compounds
No 0
A-
363 Beachwood Boro-1504 0 compounds
No 0
B-
364 Longport Boro-0115 0 compounds
No 3
A
365 Pine Hill Boro-0428 0 compounds
No 0
A-
366 Middle Twp.-0506 0 compounds
No 2
D
367 Newton Town-1915 0 compounds
No 51
B-
368 Franklin Boro-1906 0 compounds
No 6
B-
369 Mount Arlington Boro-1426 0 compounds
No 6
C+
370 Atl. Highlands Boro-1304 0 compounds
No 0
A
371 Cape May Point Boro-0503 0 compounds
No 0
B+
372 Lambertville City-1017 0 compounds
No 3
A-
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about pfas in New Jersey

Does New Jersey tap water contain PFAS?

PFAS were detected in 339 of 372 New Jersey cities tested under EPA's UCMR 5 program. 289 cities exceed the 2024 EPA MCL of 4 ppt for individual PFAS compounds.

How can I remove PFAS from my drinking water in New Jersey?

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are the most effective at removing PFAS, typically removing 90%+ of compounds. High-quality activated carbon block filters (NSF 58-certified for RO, or NSF 53 for solid carbon) also provide significant reduction. Standard pitcher filters vary widely in PFAS removal.

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Arsenic in New Jersey
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Nitrate in New Jersey
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Strontium in New Jersey
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1,4-Dioxane in New Jersey
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Manganese in New Jersey
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Vanadium in New Jersey
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Chlorate in New Jersey
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Molybdenum in New Jersey
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Cobalt in New Jersey
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Lithium in New Jersey
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NDMA in New Jersey
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Perchlorate in New Jersey
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