CITY OF BAYONNE
PWS ID: NJ0901001 · KEARNY, New Jersey 07032
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
63,000
Total Violations
69
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 11,730
- County
- Hudson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 61
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 12 | 2021 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Benzene | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 3 | 2014 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 2 | 2016 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2021 |
| Asbestos | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| TTHM | MR | 2 | 2016 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 1 | 1995 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/26/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/26/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/26/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/26/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/26/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/26/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/26/2023 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 7/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/8/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/8/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/8/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/8/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/8/2023 | <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.