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Water system · PWSID NJ1611002

RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT

RINGWOOD, NJ · ~9,327 people served

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Fair

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1611002

State

New Jersey

City

RINGWOOD

Population served

9,327

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 39 points — the score moved from 100 to 61 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 61

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

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

6.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.5×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.6 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.1 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFPeA

7.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

7.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

177

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

129

Enforcement actions

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

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2025 Unaddressed

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Jun 2025 Unaddressed

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

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Sep 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Jul 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Jul 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jul 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Jul 2024 Resolved

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

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIE Oct 2025
State action · SFJ Oct 2025
State action · SFJ Jul 2025
State action · SFJ Jul 2025
State action · SIE Jul 2025
State action · SIE Jul 2025
State action · SFJ Apr 2025
State action · SFJ Apr 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

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2024

0.279 · max 0.36 ug/L · 2

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2024

0.488 · max 0.523 ug/L · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2024

0.275 · max 0.288 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 NJ1611002 — 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.