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Is VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK Water Safe to Drink in 2026?

New Jersey · PWSID NJ0238001 · Surface water

Population served
792,713
Cities served
ALPINE BORO-0202, BERGENFIELD BORO-0203, BOGOTA BORO-0204, CARLSTADT BORO-0205, CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO-0206, CLOSTER BORO-0207, CRESSKILL BORO-0208, DEMAREST BORO-0209, DUMONT BORO-0210, EAST RUTHERFORD BORO-0212, EDGEWATER BORO-0213, EMERSON BORO-0214, ENGLEWOOD CITY-0215, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BORO-0216, FAIRVIEW BORO-0218, FORT LEE BORO-0219, GUTTENBERG TOWN-0903, HACKENSACK CITY-0223, HARRINGTON PARK BORO-0224, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS-0225, HAWORTH BORO-0226, HILLSDALE BORO-0227, LEONIA BORO-0229, LITTLE FERRY BORO-0230, LODI BORO-0231, MAYWOOD BORO-0234, MONTVALE BORO-0236, MOONACHIE BORO-0237, NEW MILFORD BORO-0238, NORTH BERGEN TWP.-0908, NORTHVALE BORO-0240, NORWOOD BORO-0241, OLD TAPPAN BORO-0243, ORADELL BORO-0244, PALISADES PARK BORO-0245, PARAMUS BORO-0246, RIDGEFIELD BORO-0249, RIDGEFIELD PARK TWP-0250, RIVER EDGE BORO-0252, RIVER VALE TWP-0253, ROCHELLE PARK TWP-0254, ROCKLEIGH BORO-0255, RUTHERFORD BORO-0256, SECAUCUS TOWN-0909, SOUTH HACKENSACK TWP-.0259, TEANECK TWP-.0260, TENAFLY BORO-0261, TETERBORO BORO-0262, UPPER SADDLE RIVER-0263, WALLINGTON BORO-0265, WASHINGTON TWP.-0266, WEEHAWKEN TWP.-0911, WEST NEW YORK TOWN-0912, WESTWOOD BORO-0267, WOOD-RIDGE BORO-0269, WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO-0268
State / jurisdiction
New Jersey (NJ)
PWSID
NJ0238001
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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.
165 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
14.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOSregulated
8.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
5.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
5.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
5.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
4.7
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFBS
4.0
—
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 165 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.

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WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Based on VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.

TOP PICKS FOR VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
Waterdrop G3P800 RO
EDITORS PICK
Waterdrop  ·  ~$849
Tankless 800 GPD, removes 99%+ PFAS & lead, 10-stage filtration. Smart faucet TDS display.
WHY THIS FOR VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK · Chosen for VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK because PFAS was detected at 14 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 165 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
#2
Aquasana SmartFlow RO
MOST CERTIFIED
Aquasana  ·  ~$449
WQA Gold Seal + NSF 42/53/58/401. Most certifications of any under-sink RO. Removes 90+ contaminants.
#3
AquaTru Under-Sink RO
EASIEST FILTER CHANGE
AquaTru  ·  ~$375
NSF 42/53/58 certified. Quick-change filters, no tools. Compact tankless design, 4-stage filtration.
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