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PFAS in NJ American Water - Coastal North drinking water

EPA UCMR 5 results for public water system NJ1345001 serving Aberdeen Twp, Asbury Park City, Bay Head Boro and others (New Jersey). 5 of 29 PFAS detected.

PFOA (highest result)
7.5 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFOS (highest result)
Not detected (below the 4 ppt reporting level)
PFAS detected
5 of 29 tested
Water system
NJ AMERICAN WATER - COASTAL NORTH (PWSID NJ1345001)
System size
Large (serves more than 10,000 people)
Samples
38 sample event(s) at 15 sampling point(s), 2023-02-06 to 2024-07-17
Areas served (SDWIS)
Aberdeen Twp-1330; Asbury Park City-1303; Bay Head Boro-1502; Bradley Beach Boro-1307; Brick Twp.-1506; Eatontown Boro-1311; Fair Haven Boro-1313; Freehold Twp.-1316; Holmdel Twp.-1318; Howell Twp.-1319; Keansburg Boro-1321; Lakewood Twp.-1514; Lavalette Boro-1515; Little Silver Boro-1323; Long Branch City-1325; Middletown Twp.-1331; Neptune City Boro-1335; Neptune Twp.-1334; Ocean Twp.-1337; Oceanport Boro-1338 …
Counties
Monmouth, Ocean
ZIP codes (UCMR 5)
07701, 07702, 07704, 07711, 07712, 07716, 07718, 07720, 07722, 07723, 07724, 07728, 07731, 07732, 07733, 07737, 07738, 07739, 07740, 07747, 07748, 07750, 07752, 07753, 07755, 07756, 07757, 07758, 07760, 07764, 08701, 08735, 08738, 08739, 08742
Source
EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (EPA page last updated 2026-08-28; samples collected January 2023 – December 2025) ↗

UCMR 5 is a one-time EPA monitoring program, not a compliance determination. The values shown are the highest single sample result at any of the system's sampling points; one result above 4.0 ppt does not mean the system violates the PFAS rule, which is judged on running annual averages under separate compliance monitoring. Results describe the public water system, not an individual home.

Lead service lines

This water system is connected with lead service line inventory data on this site:

All PFAS detected

PFASHighest result (ppt)Samples with detectionEPA limit (2024 rule)
PFBS (perfluorobutane sulfonic acid)9.22 of 38Hazard Index component (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)7.518 of 384.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
6:2 FTS6.81 of 38—
PFPeA (perfluoropentanoic acid)4.810 of 38—
PFHxA (perfluorohexanoic acid)4.612 of 38—

ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). EPA reports UCMR 5 results in µg/L; we multiply by 1,000. “Samples with detection” counts results at or above the UCMR 5 minimum reporting level.

What the limits mean

In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits (MCLs) of 4.0 ppt each for PFOA and PFOS, plus 10 ppt for PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA (GenX) and a Hazard Index for mixtures, with compliance based on a running annual average at each sampling point and due in 2029 (EPA ↗). In May 2026 EPA proposed letting systems request two more years for PFOA/PFOS (to April 2031) and rescinding the PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and Hazard Index limits (EPA: extension proposal ↗ · EPA: rescission proposal ↗). These are proposals, not final rules, as of the date this page was built.

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PFAS disclaimer: PFAS results are copied from EPA's UCMR 5 dataset and describe samples taken at a public water system's entry points between 2023 and 2025, not water at any specific address. Levels may have changed since sampling (for example, after new treatment). “Not detected” means below EPA's UCMR 5 minimum reporting level, not zero. This is not a compliance determination or a water test. Contact your water utility for current information.