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JERSEY CITY MUA

HOBOKEN, NJ · ~262,000 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0906001

State

New Jersey

City

HOBOKEN

Population served

262,000

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 64 points — the score moved from 100 to 36 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 36

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

9.2 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.3×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

7.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.9×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFPeA

4.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

12

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

5

Health-based

46

Enforcement actions

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2020 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Aug 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Aug 2020 Resolved
Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2018 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2017 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3015 began Apr 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 1992 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 1991 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 1991 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFM Sep 2023
  • State action · SOX Aug 2021
  • State action · SOX Aug 2021
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2021
  • State action · SIF Mar 2021
  • State action · SIF Mar 2021
  • State action · SIF Mar 2021
  • State action · SOX Mar 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

Copper

2 stations · latest Feb 2026

6.07 · max 416 ug/L · 49

Lead

1 station · latest Oct 2024

67.1 · max 1,300 ug/L · 49

Manganese

2 stations · latest Feb 2026

102 · max 1,530 ug/L · 48

Nitrate

1 station · latest Oct 2024

0.7 · max 2 mg/L · 22

Fluoride

1 station · latest Oct 2024

0.7 · max 0.7 mg/L · 21

Arsenic

1 station · latest Feb 2026

2,210 · max 2,930 ng/L · 10

Atrazine

1 station · latest May 2022

0.037 · max 0.037 ug/l · 1

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 NJ0906001 — 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.