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Water system · PWSID NJ0901001

CITY OF BAYONNE

KEARNY, NJ · ~63,000 people served

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91
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0901001

State

New Jersey

City

KEARNY

Population served

63,000

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 9 points — the score moved from 100 to 91 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 91

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

4.2 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.0×

Violations & enforcement

11

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

27

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Dec 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Jul 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1094 began Jan 2011 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jan 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1992 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Feb 2022
  • State action · SOX Aug 2021
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2021
  • State action · SOX Aug 2021
  • State action · SIF Jun 2019
  • State action · SIF Jun 2019
  • State action · SIE May 2019
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2019

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ0901001 — 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.