Is Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cape May

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

121

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-03-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-03-11
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31

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	59.675 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 65.6 µg/L	36/42	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	5.5725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	36/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.312 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.63 µg/L	35/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.61 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	32/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	12.2755 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	28/37	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	36.36 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 39.1 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.7925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.84 µg/L	20/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.715 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	20/22	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.797 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.69 µg/L	20/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.7275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.99 µg/L	16/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.622 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.07 µg/L	15/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00085 mg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Fluoride	186.25 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	12/32	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	8.1 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	11/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	2.51 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	10/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	0.1655 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1700 µg/L	10/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/84	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	10 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/10	UCMR-5	2023
Cyanide	5.9 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Mercury	0.0305 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0310 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.3475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.3500 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.0700 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2018

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumChromiumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KOCHES, KEN
Phone: 609-222-7910

Frequently asked questions about Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities

Is Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities'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 Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities's water?

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

How many people does Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities serve?

Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities reports serving 39,839 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 121 violations on file for Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities, of which 0 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.