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Water system · PWSID NJ1329001

MATAWAN BOROUGH WATER DE

MATAWAN, NJ · ~9,084 people served

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Good

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1329001

State

New Jersey

City

MATAWAN

Population served

9,084

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 29 points — the score moved from 100 to 71 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 71

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

7.4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.9×

Lithium

12,200 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

65 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

158

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jul 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2019 Resolved

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Oct 2017 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jul 2023
State action · SIF Apr 2023
State action · SFJ Feb 2023
State action · SIE Feb 2023
State action · SOX Jul 2022
State action · SFM May 2022
State action · SIF Feb 2022
State action · SFJ Sep 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

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2024

3,120 · max 4,010 ng/L · 3

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2024

4.35 · max 5.96 ug/L · 3

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2024

2,790 · max 6,040 ng/L · 3

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 NJ1329001 — 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.