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What is Chromium-6?

Chromium-6 is used in electroplating, stainless steel production, leather tanning, textile manufacturing and wood preservation, according to the National Toxicology Program (PDF). Chromium-6 is also found in the ash from coal-burning power plants and used to lower the temperature of water in the cooling towers of power plants.

In 2008, a two-year study by the National Toxicology Program found that drinking water with chromium-6 caused cancer in laboratory rats and mice.*

Recently news was released that at least 138 NJ communities have the cancer-causing toxin in their drinking water. (patch.com), See full list of towns below.

What do you do if your water contains Chromium-6?

  1. DON’T PANIC.
  2. Contact a water purification expert like us. We can offer several options that will help remediate the problem. Please fill out the form provided on this page or call us at 201-493-1111. We’ll schedule a FREE water purification consultation as soon as possible.

information from cnn.com

Read the full report at the Environmental Working Group website here.

Here is the list of towns, and water commissions and countywide agencies, that have sites that exceed the report’s acceptable level of Chromium-6 in tap water (0.02 parts per billion). (source: patch.com)

  • Atlantic City MUA
  • Atlantic County – NJ American Water Co. (including Northfield and Pleasantville)
  • Barnegat Township Water & Sewer
  • Bayonne MUA
  • Beach Haven Water Department
  • Beachwood Water Department
  • Belleville Water Department
  • Bergen County – United Water NJ
  • Berlin Water Department
  • Boonton Water Department
  • Bordentown Water Department
  • Brick Township MUA
  • Bridgeton City Water Department
  • Brigantine Water Department
  • Burlington County – JBMDL – Dix Main System
  • Burlington Township Water Department
  • Camden City Department of Public Works
  • Cape May Water & Sewer Utility
  • Cedar Grove Water Department
  • Collingswood Water Department
  • Denville Water Department
  • Depftord Water Department
  • Dover Water Commission
  • East Brunswick Water Utility
  • East Hanover Township Water Department
  • East Orange Water Commission
  • East Windsor MUA
  • Edison Water Co. c/o NJ American Water
  • Egg Harbor City Water Department
  • Elmwood Park Water Department
  • Elmwood Park Water Department
  • Evesham MUA
  • Fair Lawn Water Department
  • Florence Twp. Water Dept.
  • Freehold Borough Water Department
  • Freehold Township Water Department
  • Garfield Water Department
  • Glassboro Water Department
  • Gloucester City Water Department
  • Gloucester Township (Blackwood) – Aqua NJ
  • Hackettstown MUA
  • Haddon Township Water Department
  • Hamilton Square – Aqua NJ
  • Hammonton Water Department
  • Highland Park
  • Hoboken Water Services
  • Jackson Township
  • Jersey City MUA
  • Keansburg Water & Sewer Department
  • Kearny Water Department
  • Lacey Township MUA
  • Lakewood Township MUA
  • Lavallette Water Department
  • Liberty – NJ American Water Co.
  • Little Egg Harbor Township MUA
  • Little Falls (NJ American Water Co.)
  • Livingston Township Division of Water
  • Lodi Water Department
  • Long Beach Township Brant Beach
  • Lyndhurst Water Department
  • Madison Water Department
  • Mahwah Water Department
  • Manasquan – NJ Water Supply Authority
  • Manasquan Water
  • Manchester Township Div. of Utilities – Western (Ocean County)
  • Manchester Township Water Utility (Ocean County)
  • Manchester Utilities Authority (Passaic County)
  • Maple Shade Water Department
  • Marlboro MUA Merchantville
  • Pennsauken Water Department
  • Middlesex Water Company
  • Millville Water Department
  • Monmouth County – Gordon’s Corner Water
  • Monmouth County – NJ American Water Co. – Coastal
  • North Monroe Township MUA
  • Monroe Township Utility Department
  • Montclair Water Bureau
  • Montville MUA
  • Moorestown Water Department
  • Morris County (Southeast) MUA
  • Mount Holly – NJ American Water Co.
  • Mount Laurel Township MUA
  • New Brunswick Water Department
  • Newark Water Department
  • North Arlington – PVWC
  • North Brunswick Water Department
  • Nutley Water Department
  • Ocean City – NJ American Water Co.
  • Ocean Township MUA Pebble Beach (Ocean County)
  • Old Bridge MUA
  • Orange Water Department
  • Park Ridge Water Department
  • Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department
  • Passaic Valley Water Commission
  • Penns Grove – NJ American Water Co.
  • Pennsville Township Water Department
  • Pequannock Water Department
  • Perth Amboy Water Department
  • Phillipsburg – Aqua NJ
  • Point Pleasant Beach Water
  • Point Pleasant Water Department
  • Pompton Lakes MUA
  • Ramsey Water Department
  • Randolph Township Public Works Dept.
  • Raritan – NJ American Water Co.
  • Red Bank Water Department
  • Ridgewood Water
  • Ringwood Water Department
  • Rockaway Water Department
  • Roxbury Water Commission
  • Saddle Brook Water Department
  • Sayreville Water Department
  • Seaside Heights Water Department
  • Seaside Park Water Department
  • Ship Bottom Water Department
  • Short Hills – NJ American Water Co.
  • South Brusnwick Water Division
  • South Orange Water Department
  • South River Water Department
  • Sparta Township Water Utility – Lake Mohawk
  • Spring Lake Water Department
  • Stafford Township Water – Beach Haven West
  • The Oaks of Weymouth Water Co.
  • Toms River – United Water Totowa Water Department
  • Trenton Waterworks United Water – Matchaponix
  • Verona Water Department
  • Vineland Water & Sewer Utility
  • Wall Township Water Department
  • Wallington Water Department
  • Wanaque Water Department
  • Washington TWP MUA (Gloucester)
  • Wayne Division of Water
  • West Caldwell Water Department
  • West Deptford Water Department
  • Wildwood City Water Department
  • Willingboro MUA Winslow Twp DMU
  • Woodbury Water Department
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