Is Burlington City Water De Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Burlington

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

123

health-based violations

345

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0035 µg/L	1/4	2023
Pfpea	0.0034 µg/L	1/4	2023

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	66.82 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	153/203	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	20.38 µg/L 136% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 79 µg/L	100/193	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	23.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	86/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	97.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 114 µg/L	86/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	38.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50.4 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	117.495 µg/L 147% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 132 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	71.11 µg/L 119% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 87.5 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.5 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.608 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	73/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	32/32	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.439 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.8 µg/L	15/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1240 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2016
Barium	206.9 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.7250 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7700 µg/L	7/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	60 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.4640 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5000 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.2800 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.3000 µg/L	5/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.336 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.0785 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0800 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.37 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1128 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1130 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Cyanide	3.19 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.0705 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0730 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.0200 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CURRY, WILLIAM

Frequently asked questions about Burlington City Water De

Is Burlington City Water De tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 27 contaminants in Burlington City Water De's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Burlington City Water De's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Burlington City Water De serve?

Burlington City Water De reports serving 9,835 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Burlington City Water De had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 345 violations on file for Burlington City Water De, of which 123 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.