Is Sayreville W Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
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

178

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-04-01 → 1994-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-04-01 → 1994-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-01-01 → 2024-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-01-01 → 2024-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0093 µg/L	4/4	2024
Pfhxa	0.0034 µg/L	1/4	2024
Pfpea	0.0037 µg/L	1/4	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	198.238 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 266.16 µg/L	164/165	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42 µg/L	137/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	48.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 78 µg/L	137/137	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	73.4 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 58.2 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.5 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.1 µg/L	128/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	121/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.226 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	92/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.894 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.81 µg/L	54/157	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	12.988 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.52 µg/L	42/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00067 mg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	26/26	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.598 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.05 µg/L	25/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	160 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	77.691 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	109.5 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	156 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	8.4225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.36 µg/L	4/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.077 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.09 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	11.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2024
Antimony, Total	0.4700 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	0.8300 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

58 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LEITNER, DAVID
Phone: 732-390-7067

Frequently asked questions about Sayreville W Dept

Is Sayreville W Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Sayreville W 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 Sayreville W Dept's water?

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

How many people does Sayreville W Dept serve?

Sayreville W Dept reports serving 45,345 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Sayreville W Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 178 violations on file for Sayreville W Dept, of which 4 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.