Community Water System · PWS NJ0251001
Ridgewood Water
Operator location Ridgewood, New Jersey - UCMR5 detected 9 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 776 violations and 61,700 people served.
- 61,700
- People served (this PWS)
- 776
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 33
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 9 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Ridgewood Water standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 9 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #865 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Ridgewood Water sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (776), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (61,700; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 9 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #865 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #22 of 689
- Population · NJ
- 776
- Total EPA violations on record
- 4%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
9 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 20,481
- County
- Bergen
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 29
- Monitoring Violations
- 672
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 39 | 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 30 | 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Styrene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Toluene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Benzene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 26 | 2004 |
| Arsenic | MCL | 20 | 2011 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 14 | 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 11 | 2023 |
| TTHM | MR | 9 | 2012 |
| Public Notice | Other | 6 | 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 6 | 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MCL | 5 | 1997 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Ridgewood Water has 776 recorded EPA violations, 98% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 2% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (33 of 776), and it ranks #865 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
776 Higher than most more violations than 98% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 249 of 1102 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 9/26/2024 | 6.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFBA | 9/26/2024 | 6.80 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/26/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/26/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/26/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/26/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/26/2024 | 9.10 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/26/2024 | 25.60 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOS | 9/26/2024 | 13.80 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/26/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/26/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/26/2024 | 6.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFTA | 9/26/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/26/2024 | 4.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/26/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/26/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/26/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/26/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/26/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/26/2024 | 10.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/26/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/26/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/26/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/12/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/12/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/12/2023 | 31.40 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOS | 9/12/2023 | 12.90 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/12/2023 | 4.30 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/12/2023 | 6.90 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/12/2023 | 10.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/12/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/12/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/12/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Ridgewood Water
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NJ0251001 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
776 violations · 61,700 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Ridgewood Water
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in New Jersey compares on the same EPA violation measures. New Jersey systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.