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.
41
health-based violations
183
violations on file
0
still open
| Violation | Type | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2025-01-01 → 2025-06-30 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2025-01-01 → 2025-06-30 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2025-01-01 → 2025-06-30 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2025-01-01 → 2025-06-30 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2024-07-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2024-07-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2024-07-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| TT | Health-based | Resolved | 2024-07-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| MCL | Health-based | Resolved | 2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31 |
| MCL | Health-based | Resolved | 2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31 |
PFAS detected
PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest
nationwide test results (2023–2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dibromochloromethane | 18 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 36 µg/L | 178/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 17.85 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 27 µg/L | 176/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 14.3 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 19 µg/L | 175/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 9.615 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 32 µg/L | 158/178 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 61.9 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
worst single sample: 95 µg/L | 123/123 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 6.99 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L | 122/122 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 13.855 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
worst single sample: 23.5 µg/L | 122/122 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic Acid | 6.32 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 10 µg/L | 121/122 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 3.783 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L | 120/122 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Copper | 147.05 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
worst single sample: 1840 µg/L | 94/100 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Lead | 9.87 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
worst single sample: 185 µg/L | 83/93 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Nitrate | 3040 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 3380 µg/L | 42/42 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.4900 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
worst single sample: 7.55 µg/L | 22/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L | 19/19 | LCR | 2026 |
| Monobromoacetic Acid | 1.0325 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 1.04 µg/L | 16/122 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.5050 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L
worst single sample: 1.12 µg/L | 16/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 3176 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 3380 µg/L | 13/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Fluoride | 640 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L
worst single sample: 800 µg/L | 11/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Barium | 36.91 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
worst single sample: 37.4 µg/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Selenium | 5.06 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L | 7/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 3.0925 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
worst single sample: 4.09 µg/L | 6/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1.062 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L
worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L | 5/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Combined Radium (-226 And -228) | 1.788 pCi/L 36% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L
worst single sample: 1.84 pCi/L | 5/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| P-Dichlorobenzene | 0.1780 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L
worst single sample: 0.1900 µg/L | 5/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chlorobenzene | 0.2150 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
worst single sample: 0.2300 µg/L | 4/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Mercury | 0.0887 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
worst single sample: 0.0950 µg/L | 4/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Monochloroacetic Acid | 1.251 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 1.26 µg/L | 4/122 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Uranium | 0.3204 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L
worst single sample: 0.3278 µg/L | 3/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U | 3.455 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L
worst single sample: 3.55 pCi/L | 3/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.1370 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
worst single sample: 0.1400 µg/L | 3/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Chromium | 4.655 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Lithium | 30.1 µg/L No EPA limit set | 2/6 | UCMR-5 | 2024 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 0.0400 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L | 1/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.0700 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Cyanide | 35 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.3600 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
42 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTolueneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
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Frequently asked questions about City of Camden
Is City of Camden tap water safe to drink?
EPA monitoring detected 43 contaminants in City of Camden'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 City of Camden's water?
EPA monitoring detected Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Bromoform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.
How many people does City of Camden serve?
City of Camden reports serving 46,585 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.
Has City of Camden had any water quality violations?
The EPA has 183 violations on file for City of Camden, of which 41 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.