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Water system · PWSID NJ0907001

KEARNY WATER DEPARTMENT

KEARNY, NJ · ~41,664 people served

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87
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0907001

State

New Jersey

City

KEARNY

Population served

41,664

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 13 points — the score moved from 100 to 87 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 87

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

Violations & enforcement

7

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

16

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Apr 2024 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Dec 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Antimony health-based began May 1986 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Sep 2024
  • State action · SOX Jun 2024
  • State action · SIF May 2024
  • State action · SOX Apr 2024
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2024
  • State action · SIE Mar 2024
  • State action · SIF Jun 2019
  • State action · SIE May 2019

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

3 stations · latest Oct 2024

5 · max 22.8 ug/L · 120

Lead

3 stations · latest Oct 2024

8.46 · max 736 ug/L · 120

Manganese

3 stations · latest Oct 2024

83.2 · max 873 ug/L · 117

Fluoride

3 stations · latest Oct 2024

0.7 · max 0.7 mg/L · 60

Nitrate

3 stations · latest Oct 2024

1.13 · max 6.18 mg/L · 58

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 NJ0907001 — 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.