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BOONTON WATER DEPT

BOONTON, NJ · ~9,532 people served

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50
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1401001

State

New Jersey

City

BOONTON

Population served

9,532

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 50 points — the score moved from 100 to 50 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 50

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

10 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.5×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFBA

5.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

139

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

9

Health-based

118

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2025 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2025 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2025 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began May 2025 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2025 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2024 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2022 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jan 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Mar 2026
  • State action · SOX Mar 2026
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2026
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2025
  • State action · SOX Aug 2025
  • State action · SFJ Jun 2025
  • State action · SIE Jun 2025
  • State action · SOX Jun 2025

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ1401001 — 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.