Is NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
New Jersey · PWSID NJ2004002 · Surface water
Population served
615,430
Cities served
ELIZABETH CITY- 2004, MONROE TWP.-1213
State / jurisdiction
New Jersey (NJ)
PWSID
NJ2004002
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
601 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
7.5
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOSregulated
6.8
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
5.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
4.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
3.6
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHxA
3.6
—
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 601 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 NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN · Chosen for NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN because PFAS was detected at 7.5 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 601 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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