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NETCONG WATER DEPT

NETCONG, NJ · ~3,342 people served

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57
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1428001

State

New Jersey

City

NETCONG

Population served

3,342

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 43 points — the score moved from 100 to 57 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 57

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

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

6 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFHxA

4.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

74

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

28

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2016. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jan 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2013 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Apr 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Apr 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Apr 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Apr 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Jan 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Sep 2016
  • State action · SIF Apr 2016
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2016
  • State action · SIE Feb 2016
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2016
  • State action · SOX Jan 2016
  • State action · SOX Feb 2015
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2015

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ1428001 — 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.