Is Old Bridge Mua Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-04-01 → 1992-04-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0069 µg/L	3/12	2024
Pfba	0.0083 µg/L	2/12	2024
Pfhxa	0.0032 µg/L	2/12	2024
Pfpea	0.0033 µg/L	2/12	2024
PFOS	0.0040 µg/L	1/12	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
Chloroform	55.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 79.4 µg/L	262/263	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	261/263	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	71.1 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 95.3 µg/L	261/261	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	73.85 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 99.3 µg/L	246/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	37.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 53.5 µg/L	243/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.9 µg/L	229/263	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	31.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44.7 µg/L	207/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.237 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.51 µg/L	127/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	74 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 198 µg/L	101/212	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.27 µg/L	95/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.0445 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.75 µg/L	70/263	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.857 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.86 µg/L	27/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	28.365 µg/L 189% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 82.7 µg/L	24/210	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2025
Barium	36.18 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	21.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/12	UCMR-5	2024
Fluoride	580 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	61.2 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2015–2018

60 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, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitratePFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TOTTEN, RAYMOND
Phone: 732-566-2534

Frequently asked questions about Old Bridge Mua

Is Old Bridge Mua tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Old Bridge Mua'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 Old Bridge Mua's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Old Bridge Mua serve?

Old Bridge Mua reports serving 68,000 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Old Bridge Mua had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 57 violations on file for Old Bridge Mua, of which 16 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.