ROCKAWAY BORO WATER DEPT
PWS ID: NJ1434001 · ROCKAWAY, New Jersey 07849
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
7,066
Total Violations
54
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,975
- County
- Morris
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 26
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. COLI | MR | 7 | 2014 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | 2014 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Chlorine | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2016 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Trichloroethylene | MCL | 1 | 2001 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MCL | 1 | 2001 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 2002 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1988 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 15 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 7/29/2024 | 0.0066 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/29/2024 | 0.0142 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 7/29/2024 | 0.0065 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/29/2024 | 0.0062 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/29/2024 | 0.0037 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/29/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/29/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/29/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/29/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/29/2024 | 0.0051 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/29/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/29/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/29/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/29/2024 | 0.0057 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/24/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 1/24/2024 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 1/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/24/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 1/24/2024 | 0.0137 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 1/24/2024 | 0.0061 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 1/24/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 1/24/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/24/2024 | 0.0036 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBS | 1/24/2024 | 0.0066 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 1/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/24/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/24/2024 | 0.0064 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 1/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 1/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/24/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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.