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Water system · PWSID NJ0719001

SOUTH ORANGE WATER DEPARTMENT

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ · ~16,964 people served

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75
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0719001

State

New Jersey

City

SOUTH ORANGE

Population served

16,964

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 25 points — the score moved from 100 to 75 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 75

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 Mar 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

6.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.7×

PFPeA

3.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

22

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

35

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2018. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1085 began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Antimony began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2011 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Apr 2018
  • State action · SOX Jun 2017
  • State action · SIE Jan 2017
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2017
  • State action · SFM Jan 2017
  • State action · SOX Jul 2014
  • State action · SOX Jun 2014
  • State action · SFJ May 2014

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ0719001 — 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.