MADISON WATER DEPT
PWS ID: NJ1417001 · MADISON, New Jersey 07940
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
15,820
Total Violations
139
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 5,219
- County
- Morris
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 19
- Monitoring Violations
- 107
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 17 | 2012 |
| Chlorine | MR | 8 | 2020 |
| E. COLI | MR | 8 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 7 | 2025 |
| Barium | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Cadmium | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Fluoride | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Selenium | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Chromium | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Mercury | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Arsenic | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2025 |
| TTHM | MR | 3 | 2025 |
| Nickel | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MCL | 2 | 1996 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 2 | 2004 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:2 FTS | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/29/2025 | 0.0049 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 5/29/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/29/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/29/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/29/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/29/2025 | 0.0038 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/29/2025 | 0.0051 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 5/29/2025 | 0.0096 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/29/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/29/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/29/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/29/2025 | 0.0047 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/29/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/29/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/29/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/29/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/29/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/15/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/15/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/15/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/15/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/15/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/15/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/15/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/15/2025 | 0.0044 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/15/2025 | 0.0031 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 4/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/15/2025 | <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.