Is PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
New Jersey · PWSID NJ1216001 · Surface water
Population served
52,328
Cities served
PERTH AMBOY CITY--1216
State / jurisdiction
New Jersey (NJ)
PWSID
NJ1216001
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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.
198 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
19.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
HFPO-DAregulated
14.0
10 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
5.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
5.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
4.9
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
4.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
3.4
—
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 198 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 PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT · Chosen for PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT because PFAS was detected at 19 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 198 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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