Is Woodland Park, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Woodland Park have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Woodland Park Water Department and Passaic Valley Water Commission.
NJ American Water - Little Falls, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.5 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 Woodland Park’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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NJ American Water - Little Falls
New Jersey · serves 11,247 people · about 8,100 in Woodland Park
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Woodland Park Water Department
New Jersey · serves 6,000 people · about 5,100 in Woodland Park
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 10.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Passaic Valley Water Commission
New Jersey · serves 310,483 people · about 380 in Woodland Park
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 11.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 42 to 242 mg/L (2.5 to 14.2 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in NJ American Water - Little Falls’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, 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, 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, Lead
Water testing near Woodland Park
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Woodland Park, 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 5 miles
Hampton- Clarke
Fairfield, NJ · about 5 miles
H2M Associates Inc.
Parsippany, NJ · about 10 miles
ZIP codes in Woodland Park
Which ZIP codes are in Woodland Park: 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 Woodland Park
Other towns in Passaic County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read NJ American Water - Little Falls’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