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Water quality report

ROXBURY TWP W DEPT-SKY V

LANDING, NJ · 4,478 people served · EPA PWSID NJ1436004

The bottom line

ROXBURY TWP W DEPT-SKY V (LANDING, NJ), which serves about 4,478 people, has recorded 2 health-based drinking-water contaminants in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Copper, Lead. EPA's UCMR5 program detected PFAS 'forever chemicals' in this system: PFOS (0.0041 µg/L). PFOA/PFOS levels exceed the 2024 federal limit of 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L). A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

2
health contaminants on record
1
PFAS detected (UCMR5)
2
total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Lead

Within federal limit
Measured 4.9 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 06/30/2026 · 2 violations since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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PFAS "forever chemicals"

Detected by EPA's UCMR5 monitoring. The 2024 federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L).

PFOS

1.0× the 4 ppt limit
Measured 0.0041 µg/L · sampled 3/15/2023 · detection limit 0.004 µg/L
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Also on record

Copper

2 violations

Recorded as a federal action-level / treatment violation (2 since 2016). Measured 90th-percentile levels are reported separately under the Lead & Copper Rule.

Short-term: nausea/vomiting/cramps; long-term: liver/kidney damage. Leaches from copper plumbing, worse with corrosive water.

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Your recommended fix

Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Copper, Lead, PFOA, PFOS, and 1 more. A refrigerator filter handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

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Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.