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Water system · PWSID NJ1216001

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT

PERTH AMBOY, NJ · ~52,328 people served

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36
Action needed
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1216001

State

New Jersey

City

PERTH AMBOY

Population served

52,328

Primary source

GU

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

19 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 4.8×

GenX (HFPO-DA)

GenX (HFPO-DA)

14 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFBA

5.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

5.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

88

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

6

Health-based

91

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2026. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Gross alpha health-based began Jan 2026 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Oct 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Oct 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Oct 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Oct 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Oct 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Oct 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Oct 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Oct 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Oct 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Oct 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIE Feb 2026
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2026
  • State action · SOX Feb 2025
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2025
  • State action · SOX Mar 2024
  • State action · SOX Mar 2024
  • State action · SOX Mar 2024
  • State action · SIE Feb 2024

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ1216001 — 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.