Is Old Bridge, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
Old Bridge Mua serves Old Bridge. In EPA’s and CDC’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOA at 6.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Old Bridge Mua’s water.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Old Bridge
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Old Bridge, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
SGS North America Inc. - Dayton
Dayton, NJ · about 9 miles
Eurofins Edison
Edison, NJ · about 9 miles
EMSL Analytical Inc.
Piscataway, NJ · about 13 miles
ZIP codes in Old Bridge
Which ZIP codes are in Old Bridge: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NJDEP Office of Quality Assurance, certified drinking water labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Old Bridge
Other towns in Middlesex County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Old Bridge Mua’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water