KEARNY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: NJ0907001 · KEARNY, New Jersey 07032
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
41,664
Total Violations
37
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 8,016
- County
- Hudson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 26
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2016 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 5 | 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 4 | 2023 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2024 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Selenium | MCL | 1 | 1986 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 95 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 8/15/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/11/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/11/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/11/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/16/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/16/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/16/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 5/16/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 2/7/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 2/7/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/7/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 2/7/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/7/2023 | 0.0042 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/7/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/7/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/7/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/7/2023 | <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.