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NJ AMERICAN WATER - SALEM CITY

SALEM CITY, NJ · ~6,199 people served

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Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ1712001

State

New Jersey

City

SALEM CITY

Population served

6,199

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 12 points — the score moved from 100 to 88 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 88

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

Violations & enforcement

121

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2981 began Jan 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Mar 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2378 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2976 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2977 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2979 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFJ Dec 2023
State action · SOX Jul 2023
State action · SOX Jul 2023
State action · SOX Feb 2023
State action · SOX Feb 2023
State action · SOX Nov 2022
State action · SIE Oct 2022
State action · SFJ Oct 2022

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

Fluoride

5 stations · latest Jun 2023

0.09 · max 0.38 mg/l · 8

Manganese

4 stations · latest Jun 2023

13.1 · max 79.9 ug/l · 7

Arsenic

3 stations · latest Mar 2023

0.155 · max 0.62 ug/l · 6

Nitrate

1 station · latest Jun 2023

5.68 · max 5.73 mg/l as N · 4

Atrazine

1 station · latest Oct 2020

0.009 · max 0.009 ug/l · 1

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 NJ1712001 — 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.