Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) violations in New Jersey
77 active public water systems in New Jersey had a Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) violation in the past three years, 5 of them still unresolved. What Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is and why it matters.
Health effects: PCE is classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2), with evidence linking it to bladder and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk. Chronic exposure is also associated with liver and kidney damage and neurological effects. Communities near dry cleaning operations and contaminated military installations face the greatest long-term exposure risk.
Systems with a Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) violation
Unresolved first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dover Water Commission Dover Town · Morris County |
27,806 | 6 | 2 | |
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Dinos Seaville Diner Upper Twp · Cape May County |
312 | 2 | 0 | |
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Zydus Pharmaceuticals Hopewell Twp.1106- · Mercer County |
65 | 3 | 0 | |
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Congregation Vorka Education Center Lakewood Twp · Ocean County |
55 | 8 | 3 | |
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NJ State Police Barracks Maurice River Twp · Cumberland County |
50 | 3 | 1 | |
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Trenton Water Works Ewing Twp, Hamilton Twp, Hopewell Twp.1106- and 2 more · Mercer County |
217,000 | 8 | 2 | |
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East Orange Water Commission East Orange City · Essex County |
75,000 | 6 | 1 | |
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Vineland Water & Sewer Utility Vineland City · Cumberland County |
36,250 | 9 | 2 | |
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Mahwah Water Department Mahwah Twp · Bergen County |
26,777 | 1 | 0 | |
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Long Beach Twp Brant Bea Long Beach Twp · Ocean County |
25,300 | 2 | 0 | |
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Manchester Twp Water Utility Western Manchester Twp · Ocean County |
19,200 | 2 | 0 | |
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Denville Twp Water Dept Denville Twp · Morris County |
15,881 | 3 | 0 | |
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Rockaway Twp Water Dept Rockaway Twp · Morris County |
14,000 | 5 | 1 | |
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Verona Water Department Verona Boro · Essex County |
13,641 | 7 | 2 | |
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Pemberton Twp Dept Main Pemberton Twp · Burlington County |
12,378 | 6 | 1 | |
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Pompton Lakes Mua Pompton Lakes Boro · Passaic County |
11,435 | 6 | 0 | |
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Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. Keansburg Boro · Monmouth County |
10,105 | 5 | 2 | |
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Surf City Water Dept Surf City Boro · Ocean County |
10,000 | 4 | 0 | |
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Mount Olive Twp W D Main Mount Olive Twp · Morris County |
7,887 | 7 | 2 | |
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MT Olive Villages Water Mount Olive Twp · Morris County |
5,000 | 11 | 2 | |
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High Bridge W Dept High Bridge Boro · Hunterdon County |
3,300 | 5 | 2 | |
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Wawa Store #759 Maurice River Twp · Cumberland County |
2,949 | 4 | 0 | |
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Wawa #8470 Franklin Twp · Gloucester County |
2,072 | 6 | 1 | |
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Glen Gardner W Dept Glen Gardner Boro · Hunterdon County |
1,705 | 2 | 1 | |
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Byram Lakes Elem School Byram Twp · Sussex County |
1,265 | 3 | 1 | |
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Stillwater Water District 1 Stillwater Twp · Sussex County |
1,200 | 10 | 1 | |
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Pemberton Early Childhood Center Pemberton Twp · Burlington County |
920 | 4 | 0 | |
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Timberlane Middle School Hopewell Twp.1106- · Mercer County |
901 | 7 | 0 | |
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Mercer County Correctional Center Hopewell Twp.1106- · Mercer County |
860 | 5 | 1 | |
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Veolia Water New Jersey Crescent Park West Milford Twp · Passaic County |
700 | 2 | 0 | |
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Church of St. William the Abbot Howell Twp · Monmouth County |
650 | 4 | 2 | |
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MT Olive Twp Tinc Farm Mount Olive Twp · Morris County |
597 | 8 | 1 | |
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Salem Generating Station Lower Alloways Cr · Salem County |
525 | 1 | 0 | |
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Myron Powell Elementary School Lawrence Twp · Cumberland County |
511 | 5 | 1 | |
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AM Best CO Tewksbury Twp · Hunterdon County |
500 | 4 | 1 | |
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Caroline Reutter School Franklin Twp · Gloucester County |
495 | 4 | 1 | |
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Main Road School Franklin Twp · Gloucester County |
488 | 4 | 1 | |
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Tilton Terrace MHP Egg Harbor Twp · Atlantic County |
456 | 2 | 0 | |
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Jackson Acres LLC Jackson Twp · Ocean County |
440 | 5 | 1 | |
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White Twp Consolidated School White Twp · Warren County |
410 | 4 | 1 | |
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Someplace Special Square Condo Assoc Vernon Twp · Sussex County |
400 | 7 | 0 | |
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350 Sparta Complex Sparta Twp · Sussex County |
316 | 7 | 2 | |
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Kingtown Diesel Roxbury Twp · Morris County |
312 | 1 | 0 | |
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179 Associates LLC West Amwell Twp · Hunterdon County |
298 | 2 | 0 | |
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South Jersey Gas CO Folsom Boro · Atlantic County |
280 | 4 | 0 | |
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Pine Valley Golf Club Pine Hill Boro · Camden County |
263 | 2 | 0 | |
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Blairstown Commons Blairstown Twp · Warren County |
238 | 2 | 1 | |
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Christ the King Lutheran Churc Ringwood Boro · Passaic County |
224 | 8 | 1 | |
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Fairton Oaks M H Community Fairfield Twp · Cumberland County |
207 | 5 | 1 | |
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Southridge Community Church Franklin Twp · Hunterdon County |
200 | 4 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New Jersey records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.