FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PWS ID: NJ1808001 · SOMERSET, New Jersey 08873
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
57,150
Total Violations
228
Health-Based Violations
41
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 13,287
- County
- Somerset
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 31
- Monitoring Violations
- 168
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 10
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 50 | 2025 |
| TTHM | MR | 44 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 38 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 26 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 13 | 2014 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 8 | 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 8 | 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2019 |
| Chlorine | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 4 | 2020 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2020 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | TT | 2 | 2006 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Endrin | MCL | 1 | 1987 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MCL | 1 | 1987 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MCL | 1 | 1987 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Methoxychlor | MCL | 1 | 1987 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1989 |
| Toxaphene | MCL | 1 | 1987 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2021 |
| Nitrate | MR | 1 | 1989 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 26 of 360 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/19/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/19/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/19/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/30/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/30/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/30/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/30/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/30/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/30/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/30/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/30/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/30/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/30/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/30/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/30/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/12/2025 | 0.0072 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/12/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 5/12/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/12/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/12/2025 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 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.