Is Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Short answer: In the 2023–2026 records we hold for Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk, copper (90th percentile) is above its federal limit, and two PFAS, PFOA and PFOS, each had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029), and 3 health-based violations are on record (EPA SDWIS). 2 more are detected with no federal limit, and everything else measured is within its reference or not detected. 9 substances were detected and 23 were tested and not detected. The water is from Sparta Twp Water Utility, serving 17,625 residents.
Plumbing inside the building is outside this record.
At a glance
Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk water in four numbers
27/100 · PoorConfidence: moderatePurity ScoreSPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK · PWSID NJ1918004
9Detected3 above a reference
3Above a referenceof 32 records
3Health-based violationslast 10 years · EPA SDWIS
Copper (90th percentile) is above its federal limit, and two PFAS, PFOA and PFOS, each had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029); 2 more are detected with no federal limit, and everything else measured is within its reference or not detected.
What we found
9 detected results, by distance from their limit
Each bar runs to the named reference; the tick marks it. Open a row for five layers: measured, compared, meaning, where it matters, what to do.
PFOSPerfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Above EPA's 2024 limit (one sample) · Federal MCL4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)9.3ng/L▾
① · Measured
9.3 ng/L, sampled 2023-12-19 to 2024-06-13. EPA UCMR 5.
② · Compared
4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
③ · Meaning
One EPA sample measured 9.3 ng/L, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
④ · Where it matters
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
⑤ · What to do
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS)).
PFOAPerfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Above EPA's 2024 limit (one sample) · Federal MCL4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)8.6ng/L▾
① · Measured
8.6 ng/L, sampled 2023-12-19 to 2024-06-13. EPA UCMR 5.
② · Compared
4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
③ · Meaning
One EPA sample measured 8.6 ng/L, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
④ · Where it matters
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
⑤ · What to do
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS)).
PFHxSPerfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Within reference · Federal MCL10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)3.5ng/L▾
① · Measured
3.5 ng/L, sampled 2023-12-19 to 2024-06-13. EPA UCMR 5.
② · Compared
10 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it.
③ · Meaning
Detected at up to 3.5 ng/L (below the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it.
④ · Where it matters
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
⑤ · What to do
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxS named on the listing).
SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK (EPA PWSID NJ1918004) delivers groundwater to 17,625 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Track record
3health-based violations in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. Counted once per contaminant per year, as in the Track record score. All 4 EPA filings are listed below.
Not in this recordDisinfection by-products weren't monitored in this dataset
No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.
Health-based violations, last 10 years
Every filing is listed; the Track record score counts at most one per contaminant per year.
The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.
Filters for the PFAS found in Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk water
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★ Best choice: Aquasana Claryum 2-Stage Under-Sink Filter (AQ-5200), certified for PFOA, PFOS and lead.
Filters for the PFAS found in Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk water
Reverse osmosisiSpring RCC7AK Alkaline Reverse Osmosis SystemiSpring · It treats only the water from its own faucet and sends part of the water to the drain; the NSF listing for the plain RCC7AK covers dissolved solids, not lead or PFAS.Use code REFISPRING at checkout: 10% off your first iSpring order.
Reverse osmosisiSpring RO5004F Tankless Reverse Osmosis System with UViSpring · Its PFAS and lead reduction claims are iSpring's own, with no third-party certification named for this model, and it treats only the water at its own faucet.Use code REFISPRING at checkout: 10% off your first iSpring order.
Reverse osmosisWaterdrop X12 Reverse Osmosis SystemWaterdrop · Its IAPMO NSF/ANSI 58 certification covers TDS reduction only, so its PFAS and lead claims rest on Waterdrop's own SGS lab testing.
Whole-houseiSpring WGB32B-PFKS PFAS & Heavy Metals Whole House FilteriSpring · It does not reduce total dissolved solids or soften hard water, and its PFAS result comes from SGS lab testing rather than an NSF/ANSI certification.Use code REFISPRING at checkout: 10% off your first iSpring order.
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Ask your utility first
Find out if your building has a lead service line
Water utilities keep an inventory of service-line materials. Ask Sparta Twp Water Utility whether your address is on it before you replace pipes.
Your path: I live in an older buildingLead from plumbing is the main question
Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk’s record shows lead at 1.01 µg/L (15 µg/L federal action level). Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.
7 of 29 PFAS tested were detected in Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk’s record (PFOS 9.3 ng/L, PFOA 8.6 ng/L and PFHxS 3.5 ng/L, and more); 2 above their limit. If PFAS matters to you, a filter certification names each compound it covers.
Look forNSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with each compound you care about named on the listing
Your path: My water tastes of chlorineThe disinfectant is not in this record
Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.
Is Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk tap water safe to drink?+
PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk, PFOS 9.3 ng/L and PFOA 8.6 ng/L were measured in one EPA sample each, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024 (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029); the lead 90th-percentile result was 1.01 µg/L against the 15 µg/L action level. SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK (PWSID NJ1918004) has a Purity Score of 27/100 (confidence: moderate), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap. What we found →
Who provides tap water in Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk?+
SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK (PWS ID NJ1918004) is the public water system on record for Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk, New Jersey, serving about 17,625 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →
Where does Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk get its drinking water?+
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk's water?+
Yes. In EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-12-19 to 2024-06-13), PFOS was measured at 9.3 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024 and PFOA was measured at 8.6 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. EPA's 2024 limits are judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet them, so a single sample is not a violation. PFBS (12.9 ng/L, below the 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory), PFHxA (7.9 ng/L, below the 400,000 ng/L state limit) and PFHxS (3.5 ng/L, below the 10 ng/L federal limit) were also detected. PFBA (8.1 ng/L) and PFPeA (14.4 ng/L) were also detected; they have no federal or state limit. Reverse osmosis and filters certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for PFOA/PFOS reduce them at the tap. What we found →
Is there lead in Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk's tap water?+
SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK's most recent lead 90th-percentile result (2026) was 1.01 µg/L, below the 15 µg/L action level. That figure comes from sampled homes; lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink. Your household →
What does the latest Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk water report show?+
PurityMap's current record for Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk holds 32 findings: 3 above a reference, 4 detected within the reference, 2 detected with no limit and 23 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →
How PurityMap reads Sparta Twp - Lake Mohawk’s water
01Source data
EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.
02Normalize
Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.
03Classify
Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.
04Compare to the named reference
Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.
05Score
Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.
06Match treatment
Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.
What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK · PWSID NJ1918004 · Purity Score 27/100 (Poor) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
Lead at Sparta Twp Water Utility: 1.01 µg/L (90th percentile, 2026 monitoring period (still open)). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.
Copper: 1.36 mg/L (90th percentile, 2024 monitoring period). The federal action level is 1.3 mg/L.