CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U
PWS ID: NJ0502001 · CAPE MAY, New Jersey 08204
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
35,000
Total Violations
82
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,673
- County
- Cape May
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 19
- Monitoring Violations
- 43
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 19 | 2011 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 8 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 7 | 2006 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 7 | 2006 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 7 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2021 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 2001 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2023 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 2 | 2023 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1979 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeS | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/20/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/20/2023 | 13.9000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/20/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.