WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MUA
NJ · PWS ID NJ0818004 · Community water system
101
contaminants tested
27
detected
48,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0090 ug/L | 5/22 | 2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0109 ug/L | 3/22 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0056 ug/L | 3/22 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0055 ug/L | 3/22 | 2025 |
| PFHpA | 0.0032 ug/L | 1/22 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 8970 UG/L | 148/184 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 160.3 UG/L | 45/60 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 16.668 PCI/L | 41/91 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 7.27 PCI/L | 37/129 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 9.3 UG/L | 32/202 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 8 UG/L | 29/202 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 14.6 UG/L | 29/142 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 21.8 UG/L | 25/202 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 2700 UG/L | 20/21 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 8.14 UG/L | 19/202 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 38 UG/L | 18/60 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Combined Uranium | 1.788 UG/L | 16/123 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0108 mg/L | 15/15 | LCR | 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 3.49 UG/L | 11/138 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 1.62 UG/L | 10/138 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 3030 UG/L | 7/10 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 2.02 UG/L | 2/138 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 43 UG/L | 1/21 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| CYANIDE | 6.7 UG/L | 1/21 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Mercury | 0.0850 UG/L | 1/21 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Nitrite | 60 UG/L | 1/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.5600 UG/L | 1/21 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
74 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
WASHINGTON TWP.-0818