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What is in the water at 07077
One public water system serves this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID NJ1216001 · NJ · serves 52,328 people
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 23 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.019 µg/L | 4 | 7/29/2024 |
| HFPO-DA | 0.014 µg/L | 4 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0053 µg/L | 4 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFBA | 0.0051 µg/L | 2 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0049 µg/L | 3 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0044 µg/L | 4 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0034 µg/L | 2 | 7/29/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
3 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- MCL · contaminant code 4000 · began 2025-07-01
- MCL · contaminant code 4000 · began 2025-10-01
- MCL · contaminant code 4000 · began 2026-01-01
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.