RAHWAY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: NJ2013001 · RAHWAY, New Jersey 07065
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
27,300
Total Violations
65
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 8,300
- County
- Union
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 24
- Monitoring Violations
- 22
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 12
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trichloroethylene | MCL | 13 | 1992 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 12 | 2013 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MCL | 10 | 1992 |
| TTHM | MR | 7 | 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 7 | 2018 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Cryptosporidium | MR | 2 | 2015 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 2019 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2021 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 1 | 2008 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9/11/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/20/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/20/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/20/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/20/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/20/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/15/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/15/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/15/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/15/2023 | 0.0069 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/15/2023 | 0.0041 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/15/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/15/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/15/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/15/2023 | <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.