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MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY

WOODLAND PARK, NJ · ~12,000 people served

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73
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1603001

State

New Jersey

City

WOODLAND PARK

Population served

12,000

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 27 points — the score moved from 100 to 73 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 73

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFHxA

3.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

36

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

21

Health-based

126

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Nov 2025. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Apr 2024 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jan 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Dec 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Jun 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2023 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2022 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jan 2022 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Mar 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2020 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFM Nov 2025
  • State action · SOX Jun 2025
  • State action · SIF Oct 2024
  • State action · SIE Oct 2024
  • State action · SIF Oct 2024
  • State action · SIE Aug 2024
  • State action · SIF Aug 2024
  • State action · SOX Jul 2024

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 Sep 2024

600 · max 647 ng/L · 3

Copper

1 station · latest Sep 2024

2.59 · max 3.04 ug/L · 3

Lead

1 station · latest Sep 2024

831 · max 889 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 NJ1603001 — 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.