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PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 52,328, over 11,579 connections.

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT has 98 violations on record in total, 8 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,315th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 82th percentile nationally.

Against the NJ average

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT's 8 health-based violations sit above the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

The concern categories on record

PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover

This is what PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 98 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.