Is Boonton Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Morris

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

351

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0111 µg/L	6/6	2024
Pfhxa	0.0047 µg/L	4/6	2024
PFOS	0.0055 µg/L	4/6	2024
Pfpea	0.0044 µg/L	4/6	2024
Pfba	0.0051 µg/L	1/6	2023
PFBS	0.0030 µg/L	1/6	2023
Pfhpa	0.0031 µg/L	1/6	2023

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
Bromodichloromethane	18.415 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.8 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	77/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	58.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 75.3 µg/L	75/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	474.9 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 6260 µg/L	68/72	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	83.8 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62.55 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 72 µg/L	51/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.4 µg/L	51/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.5 µg/L	47/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	26/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1515 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1660 µg/L	26/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Lead	543.75 µg/L 3625% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 723 µg/L	16/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	226 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 330 µg/L	14/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.495 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	11/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	23.1 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.268 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	7/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	14.805 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 16.8 µg/L	4/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Ethylbenzene	1.9 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019

52 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, TotalAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideHfpo-DaMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: OBSZARNY, GARY

Frequently asked questions about Boonton Water Dept

Is Boonton Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 29 contaminants in Boonton 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 Boonton Water Dept's water?

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

How many people does Boonton Water Dept serve?

Boonton Water Dept reports serving 9,532 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Boonton Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 351 violations on file for Boonton Water Dept, of which 27 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.