IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

This is a Continuation Notification for the Garfield Water Department that it has High Levels of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) above the Drinking Water Standards. This Notice will continue to be sent out every three months until Garfield Water Department meets compliance with the New Jersey drinking water standards.

Our water system recently violated two New Jersey drinking water standards and as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.

We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. On June 8, 2021, the City received a notice stating that the Running Annual Average (RAA) for PFOS and PFOA has exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The 3rd quarter of 2021, 4th quarter of 2021, 1st quarter of 2022 and now the 2nd quarter testing results continue to exceed the RAA for PFOS AND PFOA at the Elmwood Park Treatment Plant.

The New Jersey standard for PFOA is 14 ng/L and is based on a RAA, in which the four most recent quarters of monitoring data are averaged. The New Jersey standard for PFOS is 13 ng/L and is based on a RAA, in which the four most recent quarters of monitoring data are averaged. Our water system’s RAA is below:

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