Is Nj American Water - Homestead Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-05-23
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-05-23
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-03-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-03-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1988-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1988-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1988-06-01 → 1991-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1988-06-01 → 1991-05-31

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	260.8 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 266 µg/L	33/37	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	6.25 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	26/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	5.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	17.105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.6 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.635 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	25.07 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 26.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.975 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.065 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	128.5 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	90 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.509 pCi/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.52 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	86.5 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.98 pCi/L 40% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2018

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROSSI, GREG
Phone: 856-764-4932

Frequently asked questions about Nj American Water - Homestead

Is Nj American Water - Homestead tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Nj American Water - Homestead'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 Nj American Water - Homestead's water?

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

How many people does Nj American Water - Homestead serve?

Nj American Water - Homestead reports serving 2,420 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Nj American Water - Homestead had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 22 violations on file for Nj American Water - Homestead, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.