Is Upper Saddle River, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Upper Saddle River has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack.
Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 14 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Upper Saddle River’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack
New Jersey · serves 792,713 people · about 3,300 in Upper Saddle River
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 14 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Saddle River Water Utility
New Jersey · serves 600 people · nearly all in Upper Saddle River
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.66 ppb, above the 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 Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Upper Saddle River
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Upper Saddle River, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Environmental Laboratory Services, LLC
Ringwood, NJ · about 9 miles
Radon Testing Corporation of America Inc.
Elmsford, NY · about 14 miles
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Fairfield
Fairfield, NJ · about 16 miles
ZIP codes in Upper Saddle River
Which ZIP codes are in Upper Saddle River: 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 Upper Saddle River
Other towns in Bergen County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack’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