EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION
PWS ID: NJ0705001 · EAST ORANGE, New Jersey 07018
PFAS Detected
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
75,000
Total Violations
316
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 9,953
- County
- Essex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 289
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 48 | 2024 |
| E. COLI | MR | 16 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 11 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 11 | 2013 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 10 | 2024 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 7 | 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 6 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 6 | 2022 |
| TTHM | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 5 | 2011 |
| Arsenic | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| Chromium | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| Mercury | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| Selenium | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Benzene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Styrene | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 5 | 2024 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 2/23/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/23/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 2/23/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/23/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/23/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/23/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 2/23/2023 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 2/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 2/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/23/2023 | 0.0086 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 2/23/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/23/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 2/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 2/23/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 2/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/23/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 10/6/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 10/31/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 10/31/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 10/31/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 10/31/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/31/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 10/31/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/31/2023 | 0.0130 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 10/31/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/31/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 10/31/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 10/31/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/31/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/31/2023 | <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.