Community Water System · PWS NJ1014001
High Bridge W Dept
Operator location High Bridge, New Jersey - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 145 EPA violations; groundwater source; 3,300 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 3,300
- People served (this PWS)
- 145
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 8
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 3 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
High Bridge W Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third
145 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 6% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #9,947 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
High Bridge W Dept sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (145), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 3,300 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 6% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #9,947 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #253 of 689
- Population · NJ
- 145
- Total EPA violations on record
- 6%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,472
- County
- Hunterdon
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 116
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 14 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 11 | 2020 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 11 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 9 | 2018 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 8 | 2024 |
| Trichloroethylene | MCL | 5 | 1996 |
| E. COLI | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 2003 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 3 | 2014 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Benzene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Toluene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Styrene | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
High Bridge W Dept has 145 recorded EPA violations, 80% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 19% carry more. 6% of this system's own violations are health-based (8 of 145), and it ranks #9,947 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
145 Higher than most more violations than 80% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 5 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/18/2023 | 4.80 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/18/2023 | 4.90 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFNA | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/18/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/18/2023 | 3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/18/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/18/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/18/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for High Bridge W Dept
145 violations on record for NJ1014001; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
145 violations · 3,300 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with High Bridge W Dept
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in New Jersey compares on the same EPA violation measures. New Jersey systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.