Is Hoboken Water Utility Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1990-06-01 → 1991-05-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0067 µg/L	1/1	2024
PFOS	0.0046 µg/L	1/1	2024

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	236.25 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1060 µg/L	244/267	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	17.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	47.895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 56.3 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.3 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	69.43 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 76.1 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	41.93 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45.3 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	124/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	22.985 µg/L 153% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 116.4 µg/L	118/266	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2026
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	11/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.8600 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/128	SYR4	2012–2019

28 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: HRONCICH, JOHN
Phone: 862-849-8911

Frequently asked questions about Hoboken Water Utility

Is Hoboken Water Utility tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Hoboken Water Utility'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 Hoboken Water Utility's water?

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

How many people does Hoboken Water Utility serve?

Hoboken Water Utility reports serving 52,000 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Hoboken Water Utility had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 52 violations on file for Hoboken Water Utility, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.