Is Orange Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Essex

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

112

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-09-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-09-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-09-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-09-01 → 2006-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1999-01-01 → 1999-01-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0130 µg/L	4/6	2025
Pfpea	0.0041 µg/L	3/6	2025
Pfba	0.0064 µg/L	2/6	2025
Pfhxa	0.0032 µg/L	2/6	2025
PFHXS	0.0037 µg/L	1/6	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	583.7 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1110 µg/L	343/369	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.282 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.83 µg/L	208/239	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.786 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	202/239	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.994 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	145/239	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	15.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.2 µg/L	135/239	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	34.73 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 59 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.5675 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	126/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.6055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.04 µg/L	120/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	22.44 µg/L 150% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 68.2 µg/L	118/366	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.732 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.2 µg/L	83/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.827 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	67/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	35/35	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.264 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.53 µg/L	27/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.375 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	26/28	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	3712.5 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3730 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	0.6520 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8500 µg/L	25/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.704 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	13/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	325.2 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 336 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	50.935 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 51.7 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	4.42 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroethylene	0.1770 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1800 µg/L	2/114	SYR4	2012–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.1775 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1800 µg/L	2/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.21 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Uranium	10.3257 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Mercury	0.0340 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Xylenes, Total	3.16 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/114	SYR4	2012–2019

51 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, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneVinyl ChlorideLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KANIA, PETER
Phone: 973-343-9001

Frequently asked questions about Orange Water Dept

Is Orange Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 31 contaminants in Orange Water Dept's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Orange Water Dept's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Orange Water Dept serve?

Orange Water Dept reports serving 30,134 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Orange Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 112 violations on file for Orange Water Dept, of which 19 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.