RAMSEY WATER DEPT
NJ · PWS ID NJ0248001 · Community water system
83
contaminants tested
31
detected
15,207
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0136 ug/L | 12/14 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0054 ug/L | 8/14 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0052 ug/L | 8/14 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0053 ug/L | 6/14 | 2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0036 ug/L | 4/14 | 2025 |
| PFHpA | 0.0035 ug/L | 3/14 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 6870 UG/L | 158/158 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 12 UG/L | 153/274 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 48.8 UG/L | 133/274 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 18.5 UG/L | 131/274 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 21 UG/L | 130/274 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 77.2 UG/L | 129/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 45.3 UG/L | 128/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 7.7 UG/L | 117/258 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 25 UG/L | 117/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 4.7 UG/L | 109/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 15 UG/L | 105/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 872 UG/L | 74/104 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 4.8 UG/L | 38/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 13.4 UG/L | 22/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 32.2 UG/L | 21/90 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Barium | 529 UG/L | 14/14 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0475 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2024 |
| Chromium | 3.2 UG/L | 13/14 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Combined Uranium | 5.82 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Mercury | 0.0630 UG/L | 7/15 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 8.1 PCI/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014 |
| lithium | 12.7 ug/L | 6/14 | UCMR-5 | 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 1 UG/L | 4/143 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Beryllium, Total | 0.1640 UG/L | 2/14 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 1.43 PCI/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
52 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAsbestosBenzeneCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideDICHLOROMETHANEETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEthylbenzeneFluorideHFPO-DANEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
RAMSEY BORO-0248