Drinking water quality · 2025
What's in Jersey City Mua, NJ tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Jersey City Mua, NJ water system's 2025 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- NJ
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Jersey City Mua, NJ's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 1 source.
Source
- RESERVOIR
Treatment
- JERSEY CITY RESERVOIR TP
Distribution
Also buys water from PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION, VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based5 violations on record · most recent Aug 2020resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.00555 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Jersey City Mua, NJ's water
+Is Jersey City Mua, NJ tap water safe to drink in 2025?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Jersey City Mua, NJ's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Jersey City Mua, NJ tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Jersey City Mua, NJ's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Jersey City Mua, NJ's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Jersey City Mua, NJ's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2025 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.