Is Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Warren

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-02-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-02-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-02-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0071 µg/L	6/12	2025
PFOA	0.0051 µg/L	4/12	2025
PFHXS	0.0030 µg/L	1/12	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
Nitrate	5570 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7080 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	122.2 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 438 µg/L	69/118	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	26.78 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	67/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.8 µg/L	66/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	59/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	6.915 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.3 µg/L	50/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	5558 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7080 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	41/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15.185 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 18.9 µg/L	28/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.85 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	24/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.73 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.3 µg/L	20/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	12/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	10/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.1000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	18.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/12	UCMR-5	2025
Fluoride	396.3 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 409 µg/L	3/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	1.07 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/100	SYR4	2012–2019
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.7000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.46 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/4	SYR4	2017
Dichloromethane	1 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/100	SYR4	2012–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.6000 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/100	SYR4	2012–2019

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosBariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HADLEY, FRANK
Phone: 908-689-1929

Frequently asked questions about Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford

Is Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford'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 Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford's water?

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

How many people does Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford serve?

Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford reports serving 10,719 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 71 violations on file for Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford, 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.