Is MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
New Jersey · PWSID NJ1603001 · Surface water
Population served
12,000
Cities served
HALEDON BORO-1603
State / jurisdiction
New Jersey (NJ)
PWSID
NJ1603001
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
195 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
Water operator? Publish your official 2027 CCR here — residents already find this page. Claim free →
CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOAregulated
11.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
9.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
7.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
4.4
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 195 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.
Based on MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY · Chosen for MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY because PFAS was detected at 11 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 195 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
Get water quality alerts for MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY
We'll notify you when new PFAS data, EPA violations, or contamination alerts affect MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY (PWS NJ1603001). One email, no spam, unsubscribe any time.