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Lead in New Jersey drinking water

614 community water systems tested

9.4%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(58/614)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
COUNTRY PLACE MHP 225 0.0731 mg/L
NEWTON WATER & SEWER UTILITY NEWTON TOWN-1915 8,300 0.0687 mg/L
OCEANVIEW CTR FOR REHAB AND CONTINUING C DENNIS TWP.-0504 120 0.0550 mg/L
MARLBORO TOWNSHIP WATER UTILITY DIVISION MARLBORO TWP.-1328 29,480 0.0520 mg/L
LYNDHURST WATER DEPARTMENT LYNDHURST TWP-0232 20,500 0.0484 mg/L
NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENT CTR WOODLAND TWP.-0339 2,014 0.0476 mg/L
FAIRFIELD WATER DEPT FAIRFIELD BORO-0707 7,400 0.0360 mg/L
FIELDSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT FIELDSBORO BORO-0314 650 0.0357 mg/L
LAKEWOOD TWP MUA LAKEWOOD TWP.-1514 27,614 0.0340 mg/L
LINCOLN PARK WATER DEPT LINCOLN PARK BORO-1416 11,000 0.0307 mg/L
BORDENTOWN WATER DEPARTM BORDENTOWN CITY-0303 15,821 0.0290 mg/L
ROXBURY TWP W DEPT-SKY V ROXBURY TWP.-1436 4,478 0.0280 mg/L
OAKS MHP LLC EAGLESWOOD TWP.-1508 80 0.0280 mg/L
NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT BELLEVILLE TOWN-0701 294,274 0.0274 mg/L
GLEN RIDGE WATER DEPT GLEN RIDGE BORO-0708 7,681 0.0268 mg/L
WINSLOW TWP DMU WINSLOW TWP.-0436 39,174 0.0267 mg/L
COMPLETE CARE AT MILFORD MANOR LLC WEST MILFORD TWP.-1615 165 0.0266 mg/L
JEFFERSON TWP W VASSAR ROAD JEFFERSON TWP.-1414 90 0.0259 mg/L
NJ AMERICAN WATER - TWIN LAKES BERNARDSVILLE BORO-1803 250 0.0259 mg/L
DENVILLE TWP WATER DEPT DENVILLE TWP.-1408 15,881 0.0255 mg/L
MAHWAH WATER DEPARTMENT MAHWAH TWP-0233 26,777 0.0237 mg/L
ALPINE MOBILE HOME PARK CATHARINE (T) 28 0.0235 mg/L
MARSHWOOD ESTATES ELIOT 233 0.0231 mg/L
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT BELLEVILLE TOWN-0701 35,129 0.0218 mg/L
ANCORA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPI WINSLOW TWP.-0436 2,506 0.0218 mg/L
HACKETTSTOWN MUA HACKETTSTOWN TOWN-2108 22,000 0.0216 mg/L
MOUNT OLIVE TWP W D MAIN MOUNT OLIVE TWP.-1427 7,887 0.0214 mg/L
BOONTON WATER DEPT BOONTON TOWN-1401 9,532 0.0214 mg/L
MILLTOWN W DEPT EAST BRUNSWICK TWP.-1204 7,000 0.0209 mg/L
PICNIC GROVE MOBILE HOMES PITTSGROVE TWP.-1710 250 0.0208 mg/L
LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL LAWRENCE TWP.-1107 1,200 0.0205 mg/L
PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION LITTLE FALLS TWP.-1605 310,483 0.0204 mg/L
LEISURE ARMS COMPLEX LOWER ALLOWAYS CR.-1704 60 0.0201 mg/L
AQUA NJ - BUNNVALE LEBANON TWP.-1019 252 0.0200 mg/L
STRAWBERRY POINT POA BYRAM TWP.-1904 95 0.0193 mg/L
MOUNT ARLINGTON DPW KADEL SYS MOUNT ARLINGTON BORO-1426 1,053 0.0192 mg/L
JBMDL - LAKEHURST LAKEHURST BORO-1513 2,903 0.0192 mg/L
NJ AMERICAN WATER - ROXBURY ROXBURY TWP.-1436 11,793 0.0191 mg/L
LARRET MHP SEFFNER 50 0.0190 mg/L
BLOOMFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT BLOOMFIELD TOWN-0702 53,315 0.0189 mg/L
HARRISON W DEPT HARRISON TOWN-0904 14,425 0.0189 mg/L
KEARNY WATER DEPARTMENT KEARNY TOWN-0907 41,664 0.0188 mg/L
WINDY ACRES MOBILE HOME CHESTER BORO-1406 100 0.0187 mg/L
AQUA NJ CLIFFSIDE PARK WASHINGTON TWP.-1438 80 0.0184 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY LAKE GLENWOOD VERNON TWP.-1922 250 0.0182 mg/L
BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE BURLINGTON CITY-0305 9,835 0.0181 mg/L
BAYSHORE MOBILE HOME PARK STOW CREEK TWP.-0612 81 0.0176 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY BARRY LAKES VERNON TWP.-1922 136 0.0176 mg/L
BOONTON TWP WATER DEPT BOONTON TOWN-1401 305 0.0175 mg/L
TRENTON WATER WORKS EWING TWP.-1102 217,000 0.0175 mg/L
OXFORD HERITAGE MANOR OXFORD TWP.-2117 60 0.0165 mg/L
CITY OF BAYONNE BAYONNE CITY-0901 63,000 0.0163 mg/L
BRANDYWINE ASSISTED LIVING AT COLTS NECK COLTS NECK TWP.-1309 85 0.0162 mg/L
RIDGEWOOD WATER RIDGEWOOD TWP-0251 61,700 0.0160 mg/L
SHERWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON TWP.-1438 75 0.0160 mg/L
CITY OF CAMDEN CAMDEN CITY-0408 46,585 0.0158 mg/L
SHADY HARBOR FIRE DISTRICT CHARLESTOWN 300 0.0158 mg/L
LEHMAN HOME PARK 63 0.0154 mg/L
ABERDEEN - CLIFFWOOD/CLIFFWOOD BEACH ABERDEEN TWP-1330 6,775 0.0150 mg/L
WOODLAND PARK WATER DEPARTMENT WOODLAND PARK BORO-1616 6,000 0.0150 mg/L
AQUA NJ - WALLKILL HARDYSTON TWP.-1911 1,050 0.0150 mg/L
VERONA WATER DEPARTMENT VERONA BORO-0720 13,641 0.0148 mg/L
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA HAMILTON TWP-0112 21,720 0.0148 mg/L
POMONA MOBILE HOME PARK GALLOWAY TWP-0111 98 0.0148 mg/L
EAST NEWARK W DEPT EAST NEWARK BORO-0902 2,406 0.0147 mg/L
ELMWOOD PARK WATER DEPT ELMWOOD PARK BORO-0211 20,374 0.0145 mg/L
JERSEY CITY MUA JERSEY CITY-0906 262,000 0.0145 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY LAMBERTVILLE LAMBERTVILLE CITY-1017 3,960 0.0145 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK ALPINE BORO-0202 792,713 0.0143 mg/L
FAIRTON OAKS M H COMMUNITY FAIRFIELD TWP.-0605 207 0.0143 mg/L
CEDAR GROVE WATER DEPT CEDAR GROVE TWP.-0704 12,900 0.0143 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY VERNON VALLEY VERNON TWP.-1922 5,517 0.0143 mg/L
OAK LANE TRAILER PARK CLERMONT 109 0.0143 mg/L
HARDING WOODS MHP PITTSGROVE TWP.-1710 1,276 0.0142 mg/L
HOBOKEN WATER UTILITY HOBOKEN CITY-0905 52,000 0.0141 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY LAKE CONWAY VERNON TWP.-1922 80 0.0140 mg/L
REFLECTION LAKES GARDEN APARTMENTS WEST MILFORD TWP.-1615 40 0.0140 mg/L
ROSELAND WATER DEPT ROSELAND BORO-0718 5,300 0.0140 mg/L
JBMDL - MCGUIRE AFB NORTH HANOVER TWP.-0326 12,227 0.0139 mg/L
HIGHLANDER HILLS ESTATES OXFORD TWP.-2117 120 0.0139 mg/L
MONROE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY MONROE TWP.-0811 26,179 0.0138 mg/L
LAKE TAMARACK W CO HARDYSTON TWP.-1911 1,000 0.0138 mg/L
MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY HALEDON BORO-1603 12,000 0.0138 mg/L
ENGLISH CREEK MANOR M H PARK EGG HARBOR TWP-0108 250 0.0138 mg/L
SENATOR G.W. HAGEDORN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPIT LEBANON TWP.-1019 200 0.0137 mg/L
TILTON TERRACE MHP EGG HARBOR TWP-0108 456 0.0136 mg/L
GLOUCESTER CITY W DEPT GLOUCESTER CITY-0414 12,460 0.0136 mg/L
NJ AMERICAN WATER - LITTLE FALLS LITTLE FALLS TWP.-1605 11,247 0.0135 mg/L
KEYPORT WATER DEPT KEYPORT BORO-1322 7,500 0.0135 mg/L
KINNELON WATER DEPT KINNELON BORO-1415 1,938 0.0135 mg/L
TRANQUIL VALLEY RETREAT CENTER GREEN TWP.-1908 232 0.0134 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NJ-BALD EAGLE VILLAGE WEST MILFORD TWP.-1615 1,258 0.0134 mg/L
WINSLOW COURT HOMES INC WINSLOW TWP.-0436 90 0.0134 mg/L
PARADISE POINT 300 0.0133 mg/L
TOWER EAST MOBILE HOME PARK EGG HARBOR TWP-0108 70 0.0133 mg/L
PEMBERTON TWP WATER - NEW LISBON PEMBERTON TWP.-0329 500 0.0132 mg/L
HOPATCONG WATER DEPT HOPATCONG BORO-1912 7,224 0.0131 mg/L
MONTCLAIR WATER BUREAU MONTCLAIR TOWN-0713 40,150 0.0131 mg/L
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY DAVID CURTIS VERNON TWP.-1922 53 0.0130 mg/L
KEYSTONE APT LLC 100 0.0130 mg/L