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LIVINGSTON TWP DIV OF WATER

PWS ID: NJ0710001 · LIVINGSTON, New Jersey 07039

PFAS Detected

9 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
27,391
Total Violations
547
Health-Based Violations
34
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
10,837
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
32
Monitoring Violations
492
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 44 2022
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 42 2022
Nitrate MR 22 2000
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 20 2016
TTHM MR 19 2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2015
Vinyl chloride MR 15 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 15 2015
Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 2015
Toluene MR 15 2015
Styrene MR 15 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 15 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 2015
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 2015
Ethylbenzene MR 15 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2015
CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2015
Benzene MR 15 2015
Trichloroethylene MR 15 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 15 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2015
Tetrachloroethylene MCL 10 1992
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2022

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 105 of 630 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpA 8/8/2024 0.0069 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 8/8/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/8/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/8/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/8/2024 0.0075 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/8/2024 0.0065 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/8/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/8/2024 0.0054 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
ADONA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/8/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/8/2024 0.0299 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/8/2024 0.0074 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 8/8/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/8/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/8/2024 0.0060 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/8/2024 0.0033 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 8/8/2024 0.0033 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/8/2024 0.0191 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/8/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/8/2024 0.0052 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/8/2024 0.0031 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
ADONA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/8/2024 0.0055 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
6:2 FTS 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/8/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/8/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/8/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/8/2024 0.0067 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMBA 8/8/2024 <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.