Is Pompton Plains, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Pompton Plains has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Pequannock Twp Water Department.
Pequannock Twp Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Pompton Plains’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Pequannock Twp Water Department
New Jersey · serves 14,010 people · about 9,100 in Pompton Plains
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Pequannock Twp WD - Cedar Crest
New Jersey · serves 1,463 people · nearly all in Pompton Plains
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Pequannock Twp Water Department’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Pompton Plains
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Pompton Plains, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Fairfield
Fairfield, NJ · about 6 miles
Hampton- Clarke
Fairfield, NJ · about 6 miles
Environmental Laboratory Services, LLC
Ringwood, NJ · about 9 miles
ZIP codes in Pompton Plains
Which ZIP codes are in Pompton Plains: 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 Pompton Plains
Other towns in Morris County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pequannock Twp Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water