EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION

EAST ORANGE, NJ · ~75,000 people served

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Fair

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0705001

State

New Jersey

City

EAST ORANGE

Population served

75,000

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 33 points — the score moved from 100 to 67 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 67

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 Oct 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

13 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 3.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.2 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

132

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Jun 2025 Unaddressed

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2024 Unaddressed

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2024 Unaddressed

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2023 Unaddressed

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2023 Resolved

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Sep 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Sep 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2946 began Apr 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2931 began Apr 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2023 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFJ Jul 2025
State action · SIE Jul 2025
State action · SOX Feb 2025
State action · SFJ Feb 2025
State action · SFJ Dec 2024
State action · SOX Jun 2024
State action · SOX Jun 2024
State action · SOX Jun 2024

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ0705001 — 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.