NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT
DE · PWS ID DE0000630 · Community water system
106
contaminants tested
37
detected
40,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0132 ug/L | 6/6 | 2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0253 ug/L | 5/6 | 2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0126 ug/L | 5/6 | 2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0112 ug/L | 2/6 | 2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0066 ug/L | 2/6 | 2023 |
| PFHpA | 0.0079 ug/L | 2/6 | 2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0055 ug/L | 2/6 | 2023 |
| PFOS | 0.0075 ug/L | 2/6 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 7100 UG/L | 416/416 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 7100 UG/L | 208/208 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 10.2 UG/L | 205/211 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 21 UG/L | 194/211 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 89.4 UG/L | 175/177 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 71.3 UG/L | 163/211 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 2410 UG/L | 154/208 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 66 UG/L | 136/177 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 41 UG/L | 120/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 25 UG/L | 111/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 893 UG/L | 65/66 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Bromoform | 2.81 UG/L | 35/211 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2.3 UG/L | 30/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 4.2 UG/L | 22/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 42.2 UG/L | 10/68 | SYR4 | 2013–2017 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0120 mg/L | 9/9 | LCR | 2024 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 12.5 UG/L | 9/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.1600 UG/L | 8/29 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0.3400 UG/L | 8/24 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 213 UG/L | 5/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2015 |
| Chromium | 3.6 UG/L | 5/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2015 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 0.0140 UG/L | 3/19 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.3500 UG/L | 3/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | 0.1160 UG/L | 2/26 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 0.5100 UG/L | 1/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chlordane | 0.2000 UG/L | 1/16 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.0908 PCI/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2016 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.0250 UG/L | 1/32 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.1400 UG/L | 1/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
69 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totallithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
NEWARK