Is DOVER WATER COMMISSION Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
New Jersey · PWSID NJ1409001 · Ground water
Population served
27,806
Cities served
DOVER TOWN-1409
State / jurisdiction
New Jersey (NJ)
PWSID
NJ1409001
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
557 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOAregulated
12.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOSregulated
8.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
6.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
5.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
5.6
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHxA
5.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
3.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
3.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 557 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
WHY THIS FOR DOVER WATER COMMISSION · Chosen for DOVER WATER COMMISSION because PFAS was detected at 12 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 557 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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