Vanadium Contamination

Vanadium in New Jersey Drinking Water

Ranked by max vanadium detected (µg/L) · UCMR 3 data (2013–2015) · Data from EPA SDWIS & UCMR

213

Cities Tested

Over HA

14%

% Over HA

4.55 µg/L

State Avg

▲ 9% vs national

vs National

331

Health Violations

Analysis

Vanadium in New Jersey: what the data shows

New Jersey has 213 cities with vanadium data from the EPA's UCMR 3 program (2013–2015). Vanadium was detected above the 21 µg/L EPA short-term health advisory in 30 of those cities. The state average max detected level is 4.55 µg/L. Vanadium occurs naturally in groundwater, particularly in the western United States where it leaches from volcanic rock and oil shale formations. Industrial sources include steel manufacturing, oil refining, and fossil fuel combustion. There is no federal MCL for vanadium — the EPA established a short-term health advisory of 21 µg/L for a 10 kg child consuming 1 L/day for 10 days. Long-term exposure to elevated vanadium has been associated with kidney effects in animal studies and possible developmental impacts. Reverse osmosis and ion exchange systems are effective at removing vanadium from drinking water.

Comparison

Cities exceeding 21 µg/L EPA short-term HA (no MCL)

New Jersey

14%

30 of 213 cities

→ ▲ 9% above national rate (worse)

National avg

179 of 3322 cities

City Map

Vanadium data across New Jersey

Each dot is a city with UCMR 3 vanadium testing data. Cities where vanadium exceeds the 21 µg/L EPA short-term health advisory are highlighted. Size reflects population served.

Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by vanadium level in New Jersey

Highest Vanadium levels (µg/L)

All Cities

All New Jersey cities ranked by vanadium level

#	City	Level	Over HA?	Violations	Grade
1	Little Falls Twp.-1605	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	12	B
2	Hillside Twp.-2007	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	32	C
3	Hillside Twp.-2007	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	32	C
4	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	5	D+
5	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	2	F
6	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	2	D+
7	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	42	F
8	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	10	C
9	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	1	B
10	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	C-
11	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	3	B-
12	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
13	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
14	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
15	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
16	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	12	F
17	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
18	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
19	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
20	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
21	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
22	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
23	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
24	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
25	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
26	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
27	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
28	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
29	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
30	Garfield City-0221	22.00 µg/L	Over HA	13	B
31	Elizabeth City- 2004	14.60 µg/L	No	8	C-
32	Elizabeth City- 2004	14.60 µg/L	No	6	F
33	Woodbridge Twp.-1225	12.87 µg/L	No	1	B
34	Verona Boro-0720	8.30 µg/L	No	5	F
35	Willingboro Twp.-0338	6.41 µg/L	No	1	B
36	Hillside Twp.-2007	3.90 µg/L	No	35	F
37	Madison Boro-1417	3.80 µg/L	No	7	B-
38	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	25	F
39	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	8	C-
40	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	8	C-
41	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	1	B-
42	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	1	B-
43	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B-
44	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	5	F
45	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	2	C+
46	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	C+
47	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	1	B-
48	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	C+
49	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
50	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
51	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
52	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
53	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
54	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
55	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
56	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
57	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
58	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
59	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
60	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
61	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
62	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
63	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
64	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
65	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
66	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
67	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
68	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
69	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
70	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
71	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
72	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
73	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
74	Oakland Boro-0242	3.40 µg/L	No	2	B-
75	East Hanover Twp.-1410	3.30 µg/L	No	8	C+
76	Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429	3.00 µg/L	No	5	F
77	Fair Lawn Boro-0217	2.82 µg/L	No	8	F
78	Montclair Town-0713	2.48 µg/L	No	1	B
79	Nutley Town-0716	2.40 µg/L	No	13	C
80	Orange City-0717	2.00 µg/L	No	5	C+
81	Ramsey Boro-0248	2.00 µg/L	No	56	F
82	Mendham Twp.-1419	1.80 µg/L	No	2	D+
83	Mendham Twp.-1419	1.80 µg/L	No	2	C-
84	Mendham Twp.-1419	1.80 µg/L	No	2	C-
85	Mendham Twp.-1419	1.80 µg/L	No	2	C-
86	Bordentown Twp.-0304	1.76 µg/L	No	17	C
87	Bordentown Twp.-0304	1.76 µg/L	No	14	B-
88	Bordentown Twp.-0304	1.76 µg/L	No	14	B-
89	Freehold Twp.-1316	1.70 µg/L	No	13	B-
90	Ridgewood Twp-0251	1.60 µg/L	No	12	D+
91	Rahway City-2013	1.60 µg/L	No	12	B
92	Montville Twp.-1421	1.58 µg/L	No	7	C
93	Mahwah Twp-0233	1.50 µg/L	No	2	C-
94	Sparta Twp.-1918	1.50 µg/L	No	11	F
95	Hawthorne Boro-1604	1.50 µg/L	No	3	D+
96	Guttenberg Town-0903	1.40 µg/L	No	4	D
97	Guttenberg Town-0903	1.40 µg/L	No	4	D
98	Guttenberg Town-0903	1.40 µg/L	No	4	D
99	Hillsdale Boro-0227	1.40 µg/L	No	2	C+
100	Hillsdale Boro-0227	1.40 µg/L	No	2	C+
101	Randolph Twp.-1432	1.36 µg/L	No	3	B+
102	Rockaway Twp.-1435	1.30 µg/L	No	8	F
103	Clinton Town -1005	1.28 µg/L	No	2	D
104	Denville Twp.-1408	1.20 µg/L	No	4	F
105	Boonton Town-1401	1.20 µg/L	No	9	F
106	Ringwood Boro-1611	1.11 µg/L	No	19	F
107	Guttenberg Town-0903	1.10 µg/L	No	4	D+
108	Roxbury Twp.-1436	1.02 µg/L	No	8	D+
109	Washington Twp.-1438	0.90 µg/L	No	22	F
110	New Brunswick City-1214	0.70 µg/L	No	46	D+
111	Camden City-0408	0.65 µg/L	No	8	C+
112	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	9	C-
113	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	22	F
114	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	4	B-
115	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
116	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
117	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
118	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
119	North Brunswick Twp.-1215	0.60 µg/L	No	17	F
120	Oldmans Twp.-1706	0.60 µg/L	No	3	B-
121	Oldmans Twp.-1706	0.60 µg/L	No	3	B-
122	Oldmans Twp.-1706	0.60 µg/L	No	1	B+
123	Phillipsburg Town-2119	0.57 µg/L	No	0	B+
124	Glassboro Boro-0806	0.56 µg/L	No	16	C
125	Monroe Twp.-0811	0.53 µg/L	No	9	C
126	Vineland City-0614	0.50 µg/L	No	70	F
127	Barnegat Twp.-1533	0.50 µg/L	No	5	C+
128	Saddle Brook Twp-0257	0.49 µg/L	No	13	B-
129	Lawrence Twp.-1107	0.48 µg/L	No	37	F
130	Atlantic City-0102	0.48 µg/L	No	4	B
131	Franklin Twp.-1808	0.48 µg/L	No	16	D+
132	East Windsor Twp.-1101	0.48 µg/L	No	1	A-
133	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	4	C+
134	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
135	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
136	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
137	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
138	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
139	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
140	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
141	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
142	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
143	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
144	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
145	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
146	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
147	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
148	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
149	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
150	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
151	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
152	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
153	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
154	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
155	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
156	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
157	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
158	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
159	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
160	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
161	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
162	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
163	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
164	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
165	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
166	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
167	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
168	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
169	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
170	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
171	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
172	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
173	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
174	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
175	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
176	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
177	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
178	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
179	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
180	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
181	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
182	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
183	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
184	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
185	Evesham Twp.-0313	0.44 µg/L	No	1	A-
186	Berkeley Twp.-1505	0.42 µg/L	No	2	C+
187	Franklin Twp.-1808	0.40 µg/L	No	1	B
188	Edison Twp.-1205	0.40 µg/L	No	4	B-
189	Ringwood Boro-1611	0.40 µg/L	No	10	D
190	Hoboken City-0905	0.37 µg/L	No	0	A-
191	Manchester Twp.-1518	0.36 µg/L	No	23	F
192	Pequannock Twp.-1431	0.33 µg/L	No	24	F
193	Pequannock Twp.-1431	0.33 µg/L	No	10	C
194	Pompton Lakes Boro-1609	0.32 µg/L	No	0	C
195	Wall Twp.-1352	0.30 µg/L	No	5	C+
196	Hamilton Twp-0112	0.30 µg/L	No	4	C
197	Wall Twp.-1352	0.30 µg/L	No	1	B
198	Freehold Twp.-1316	0.29 µg/L	No	3	B-
199	Dover Town-1409	0.29 µg/L	No	10	C-
200	Hackettstown Town-2108	0.29 µg/L	No	2	B-
201	Lawrence Twp.-1107	0.28 µg/L	No	40	F
202	Lawrence Twp.-1107	0.28 µg/L	No	39	F
203	Lawrence Twp.-1107	0.28 µg/L	No	35	D
204	Lawrence Twp.-1107	0.28 µg/L	No	35	D
205	Little Egg Harbor-1516	0.27 µg/L	No	1	A
206	North Arlington Boro-0239	0.26 µg/L	No	7	B+
207	Lacey Twp.-1512	0.24 µg/L	No	2	B+
208	Jersey City-0906	0.22 µg/L	No	5	B
209	Stafford Twp.-1530	0.22 µg/L	No	3	B
210	Elmwood Park Boro-0211	0.22 µg/L	No	12	B-
211	Marlboro Twp.-1328	0.20 µg/L	No	13	C+
212	West Deptford Twp.-0820	0.20 µg/L	No	2	B
213	Washington Boro-2121	0.20 µg/L	No	0	B+

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about vanadium in New Jersey

Is vanadium in New Jersey tap water harmful?

Vanadium has no federal MCL. The EPA short-term health advisory is 21 µg/L. 30 cities in New Jersey exceed this level. Long-term exposure has been linked to kidney effects in animal studies. Vanadium is most common in groundwater in the western US.

How can I remove vanadium from my drinking water?

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are highly effective at removing vanadium, typically reducing it by 90% or more. Ion exchange systems also work. Standard activated carbon filters are not effective against vanadium. If your water comes from a private well in the western US, consider testing for vanadium.

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