PFAS above EPA’s limits in New Jersey.

110 utilities serving 5.1 million people, as they report it, had a location averaging above a limit, most often PFOA (108) and PFOS (56). The largest is Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, whose highest PFOA average was 13 ppt, 3.3 times the limit. The furthest above is Verona Water Department, at 11 times the PFOA limit.

These are EPA’s survey results, not violations: the limits take effect April 26, 2029, and compliance will rest on each utility’s own monitoring. EPA has proposed changes to the rule; as of Oct. 13, 2026, none is final.