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The following is a list of Superfund sites in New Jersey designated as such under the Comprehensive ... Jersey City: Hudson: 09/08/1983 [67] Link: ... Map CERCLIS ID
A news release from the EPA estimates that between about 6% and 10% of 66,000 drinking water systems subject to the new rules may have to take action to reduce PFAS to meet the new standards.
Of the 66,000 public drinking water systems impacted by the new standards, the EPA estimates that between 4,100 and 6,700 will eventually have to take action to reduce PFAS contamination.
In 1983, the case of the City of Perth Amboy v. Madison Industries was initiated and was not concluded until 2015, battling against two polluters for contamination of a city water supply in violation of the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control and Water Pollution Control Acts. [3]
In June 2020, the EPA and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection published a paper reporting that a unique family of PFAS used by Solvay, chloroperfluoropolyether carboxylates (ClPFPECAs), were contaminating the soils of New Jersey as far from the Solvay facility as 150 km. [185] and the ClPFPECAs were found in water as well. [186]
Among the places where data is available, USA TODAY’s analysis shows large cities have exceeded PFAS limits at higher rates than smaller places. About a third of water systems serving over ...
As of 2024, New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 [2] municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 240 townships, and four villages. The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3]
The EPA’s new standard is the first ever nationally for PFAS in drinking water. It sets limits of 4 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS and 10 parts per trillion for PFNA, PFHxS and “GenX ...