CEDAR GROVE WATER DEPT
PWS ID: NJ0704001 · CEDAR GROVE, New Jersey 07009
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
12,900
Total Violations
130
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,082
- County
- Essex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 104
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 11
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 18 | 2016 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 18 | 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 11 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2019 |
| Arsenic | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Cadmium | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Barium | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Selenium | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Chromium | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Fluoride | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Mercury | MR | 7 | 1990 |
| Nitrate | MR | 5 | 1990 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2018 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| Chlorine | MR | 2 | 2014 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2025 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 7/25/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/25/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/25/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/25/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/25/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/25/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/25/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/25/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/25/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/25/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/25/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/25/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/25/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/25/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/25/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/25/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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.