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RAHWAY WATER DEPARTMENT

RAHWAY, NJ · ~27,300 people served

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74
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ2013001

State

New Jersey

City

RAHWAY

Population served

27,300

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 26 points — the score moved from 100 to 74 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 74

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

6.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.7×

PFBA

5.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

5.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

16

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

5

Health-based

37

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2026. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2025 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Nov 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Nov 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Nov 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Nov 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3015 began Apr 2015 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Nov 2013 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Aug 2011 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Apr 2011 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Mar 2026
  • State action · SOX Feb 2026
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2026
  • State action · SOX Aug 2025
  • State action · SIF Dec 2021
  • State action · SIE Nov 2021
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2021
  • State action · SOX Jul 2021

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

2 stations · latest Sep 2024

821 · max 1,830 ng/L · 14

Copper

3 stations · latest Sep 2024

3.23 · max 7 ug/L · 14

Fluoride

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.07 · max 0.1 mg/l · 14

Lead

2 stations · latest Sep 2024

384 · max 3,840 ng/L · 14

Atrazine

1 station · latest Jul 2024

9.4 · max 9.4 ng/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 NJ2013001 — 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.