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Water system · PWSID NJ1223001

SOUTH RIVER W DEPT

SOUTH RIVER, NJ · ~16,000 people served

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Good

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1223001

State

New Jersey

City

SOUTH RIVER

Population served

16,000

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 22 points — the score moved from 100 to 78 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 78

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 Jun 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.0×

Lithium

15,100 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

8.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2025 Unaddressed

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2025 Unaddressed

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Dec 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2024 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Feb 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2023 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Aug 2023 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFJ Mar 2026
State action · SFJ Jan 2026
State action · SFJ Sep 2025
State action · SOX Jul 2025
State action · SOX Jul 2025
State action · SOX Jul 2025
State action · SFJ Jun 2025
State action · SFJ Jun 2025

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

Manganese

2 stations · latest Aug 2022

198 · max 226 ug/l · 2

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 NJ1223001 — 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.