Is Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

381

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0041 µg/L	3/6	2025
PFOA	0.0083 µg/L	3/6	2025
Pfpea	0.0040 µg/L	3/6	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
Dibromochloromethane	10.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	118/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	26.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43 µg/L	116/125	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	58.4 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 87 µg/L	114/114	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	22.45 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	111/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.9115 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	108/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	105/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37 µg/L	101/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	139 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 228 µg/L	91/99	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.7 µg/L	67/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31 µg/L	60/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.75 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	56/96	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	4.46 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	33/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	11.925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	26/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00056 mg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2024
Fluoride	550 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 570 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	17.46 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Xylenes, Total	0.5250 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5500 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	0.7000 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.42 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Toluene	3.86 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2014–2019

59 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 TetrachlorideCombined UraniumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: USSMAN, STEVE
Phone: 732-787-3903

Frequently asked questions about Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept.

Is Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Keansburg Water & Sewer 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 Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept.'s water?

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

How many people does Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. serve?

Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. reports serving 10,105 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 381 violations on file for Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept., of which 15 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 7 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.