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Passaic County, New Jersey

Water Systems
151
Population Served
506,286
Total Violations
10,406
1,198 health-based
PFAS Detected
12
of 12 tested

Violation Analysis

98.0%
Systems with Violations
68.9
Avg Violations per System
11.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
39 systems (26%)
SW
11 systems (7%)

PFAS Contamination

12
Systems Tested
12
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Passaic New Jersey water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Passaic Valley Water Commission 310,483 52 Detected
Township of Wayne 55,000 42 Detected
Hawthorne Water Department 19,458 640 Detected
Manchester Utilities Authority 12,000 194 Detected
Pompton Lakes Mua 11,435 568 Detected
NJ American Water - Little Falls 11,247 11 Detected
Totowa W Dept 10,804 93 Detected
Wanaque W Dept. 10,266 420 Detected
Ringwood Water Department 9,327 644 Detected
Bloomingdale Water Dept 7,742 58 Detected
Butler Water Dept 7,630 379 Detected
Woodland Park Water Department 6,000 56 Detected
Ringwood State Park 2,500 33 -
Veolia Water NJ - Olde Milford Est 1,577 385 -
West Milford High School 1,530 44 -
Veolia Water NJ Bald Eagle Commons 1,444 13 -
Veolia Water NJ-Bald Eagle Village 1,258 64 -
Passaic Valley W C High Crest 1,132 83 -
Dunkin Donuts 1,014 53 -
Dunkin Donuts 46 992 18 -
Macopin Middle School 862 58 -
Dunkin Donuts 811 3 -
West Milford Shopping Center 725 132 -
Veolia Water New Jersey - Crescent Park 700 254 -
Veolia Water New Jersey - Awosting 633 582 -
Spring Lake Day Camp 608 87 -
Veolia Water NJ Greenbrook Estates 600 118 -
McDonalds Restaurant 525 49 -
Tj Max 515 1 -
Popeye's Woodland Park 514 0 -
Westbrook Elementary School 496 58 -
Pvwc-Postbrook 458 52 -
Maple Road Elementary School 441 77 -
Marshall Hill Elem School 422 39 -
Paradise Knoll Elem School 417 86 -
Upper Greenwood Lk Elem School 402 57 -
Bubbling Springs Park 400 25 -
Bearfort Shopping Village 345 11 -
Dairy Queen 304 11 -
Hewitt Elementary School 303 84 -
Lukoil 57360 303 23 -
Walgreens 285 58 -
Happy Times Day Care 280 9 -
Montclair YMCA Day Camp/Off We 280 14 -
Montclair YMCA Day Camp-Lower 280 28 -
Montclair YMCA Day Camp-Upper 280 17 -
Erskine Elementary School 269 81 -
The Philadelphia Church Minist 254 51 -
Holland Christian Home 250 351 -
Grace Fellowship Church 225 88 -

Other Counties in New Jersey

Bergen County
49 systems · 1,133,521 served · 6,905 violations
Essex County
25 systems · 889,677 served · 4,186 violations
Union County
7 systems · 778,855 served · 855 violations
Ocean County
214 systems · 721,554 served · 10,195 violations
Monmouth County
285 systems · 715,264 served · 9,403 violations
Burlington County
293 systems · 674,987 served · 19,188 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Passaic County? ▼
Passaic County has 10,406 total drinking water violations across 151 water systems, of which 1,198 are health-based violations. 98.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Passaic County systems? ▼
Water systems in Passaic County serve approximately 506,286 people through 151 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Passaic County water? ▼
Of 12 water systems tested for PFAS in Passaic County, 12 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Passaic County? ▼
Water systems in Passaic County use GW (39 systems), SW (11 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 11.5% of Passaic County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.