HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT
NJ · PWS ID NJ1604001 · Community water system
100
contaminants tested
27
detected
19,458
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0093 ug/L | 5/8 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0087 ug/L | 2/8 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromoform | 17.9 UG/L | 144/203 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 14.4 UG/L | 143/203 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 37 UG/L | 127/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 7.69 UG/L | 118/203 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 8.77 UG/L | 112/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 5.43 UG/L | 111/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 6450 UG/L | 96/96 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 12 UG/L | 85/203 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 143 UG/L | 62/105 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 3.8 UG/L | 30/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 18.7 UG/L | 29/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 1.45 UG/L | 26/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0140 mg/L | 22/22 | LCR | 2024 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 3750 UG/L | 12/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Barium | 814 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Chromium | 0.9680 UG/L | 4/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Mercury | 0.0400 UG/L | 4/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 3 UG/L | 4/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 1.29 UG/L | 4/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1.93 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Combined Uranium | 1.56 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Selenium | 3.2 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.6240 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| CYANIDE | 5 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | 3.81 UG/L | 1/75 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
73 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, TotalAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 and -228)Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitritePFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
FAIR LAWN BORO-0217HAWTHORNE BORO-1604