WEST CALDWELL WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: NJ0721001 · WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey 07006
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
10,759
Total Violations
64
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,835
- County
- Essex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 44
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 7
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 19 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 7 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MCL | 4 | 2020 |
| Public Notice | Other | 4 | 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2025 |
| Chlorine | MR | 4 | 2025 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| TTHM | MR | 2 | 2012 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 2 | 2025 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Nitrate | MR | 1 | 1979 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 18 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxS | 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 |
| PFNA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/20/2023 | 0.0055 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/20/2023 | 0.0083 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | 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 | 0.0062 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | 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 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/20/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 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 |
| PFHpS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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 | 0.0067 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 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 |
| PFHxS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/18/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0047 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0077 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 7/18/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/18/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/18/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/18/2023 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/18/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0051 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/18/2023 | 0.0048 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | 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.