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GARFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT

GARFIELD, NJ · ~30,487 people served

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48
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0221001

State

New Jersey

City

GARFIELD

Population served

30,487

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 52 points — the score moved from 100 to 48 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 48

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jul 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

8.4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.1×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

Lithium

9,140 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

24 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

8.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

7.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

50

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

13

Health-based

92

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jul 2021 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began May 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Mar 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Apr 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Apr 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Apr 2016 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2987 health-based began Jan 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Mar 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2984 health-based began Jul 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Feb 2024
  • State action · SOX Oct 2023
  • State action · SIF Jul 2020
  • State action · SIE Jan 2020
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2020
  • State action · SOX Jul 2019
  • State action · SFJ Jul 2019
  • State action · SFJ Jun 2019

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ0221001 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.