Is PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
New Jersey · PWSID NJ1605002 · Surface water
Population served
310,483
Cities served
LITTLE FALLS TWP.-1605
State / jurisdiction
New Jersey (NJ)
PWSID
NJ1605002
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
52 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
PFPeA
11.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
11.5
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
9.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
7.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
7.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
3.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
3.2
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
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 52 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 PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION · Chosen for PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION because PFAS was detected at 11.9 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 52 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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