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Water system · PWSID NJ0714001

NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT

NEWARK, NJ · ~294,274 people served

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86
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0714001

State

New Jersey

City

NEWARK

Population served

294,274

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 14 points — the score moved from 100 to 86 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 86

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

Violations & enforcement

106

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

27

Health-based

160

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2023. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jul 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2021 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Sep 2020 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Sep 2020 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Jun 2023
  • State action · SIF May 2023
  • State action · SIE May 2023
  • State action · SIF Feb 2023
  • State action · SIE Jan 2023
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2023
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2022
  • State action · SOX Dec 2021

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Feb 2026

1,690 · max 6,840 ng/L · 20

Copper

2 stations · latest Feb 2026

8.47 · max 464 ug/L · 20

Lead

2 stations · latest Feb 2026

1,660 · max 16,700 ng/L · 19

Manganese

2 stations · latest Feb 2026

79.8 · max 162 ug/L · 18

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2022

3.2 · max 3.2 mg/l as N · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ0714001 — 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.