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NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN

BRTIDGEWATER, NJ · ~615,430 people served

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65
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ2004002

State

New Jersey

City

BRTIDGEWATER

Population served

615,430

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 35 points — the score moved from 100 to 65 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 65

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.6 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

Lithium

21,500 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

365

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

43

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2018. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began May 2017 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2011 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Sep 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2976 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2378 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2977 began Oct 2005 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2018
  • State action · SOX Nov 2017
  • State action · SFJ Oct 2017
  • State action · SIE Oct 2017
  • State action · SFJ Jun 2017
  • State action · SIE Jun 2017
  • State action · SOX Jun 2017
  • State action · SOX Sep 2011

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

14 stations · latest Sep 2024

984 · max 8,040 ng/L · 127

Lead

14 stations · latest Sep 2024

233 · max 5,890 ng/L · 118

Copper

17 stations · latest Sep 2024

1.61 · max 35.2 ug/L · 117

Fluoride

17 stations · latest Sep 2023

0.08 · max 0.34 mg/l · 95

Nitrate

9 stations · latest Jul 2022

3.14 · max 12.6 mg/l as N · 18

Manganese

10 stations · latest Aug 2023

87.3 · max 2,710 ug/l · 17

Atrazine

3 stations · latest May 2023

0.017 · max 0.086 ug/l · 5

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 NJ2004002 — 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.