Public water system record
Perth Amboy Water Department
Serves Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ · 52,328 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 31 monitoring/reporting issues for Perth Amboy Water Department in the last ten years, including an unresolved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 31
Key facts
- Perth Amboy Water Department draws water from 5 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 5,300 unknown out of 9,295 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2026 | Active | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Perth Amboy Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 30 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 27 |
| 2020s | 3 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 1991, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1991 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
3 incidentsTest results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Perth Amboy Water Department draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Perth Amboy Water Department must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Jersey.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells