Is Borough of Clayton Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Gloucester

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

304

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01 → 2019-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0047 µg/L	2/4	2023
PFOA	0.0073 µg/L	2/4	2023
Pfpea	0.0032 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
Dibromochloromethane	9.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	70/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.8 µg/L	69/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	16.61 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	67/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.015 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	31.75 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 49 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	360 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1720 µg/L	65/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	65/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	4900 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6600 µg/L	54/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.82 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 77 µg/L	50/61	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0012 mg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Fluoride	618.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 690 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.068 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.47 µg/L	13/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.4620 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4700 µg/L	9/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.4260 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4400 µg/L	8/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	110.35 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 114 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	9.26 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	2.41 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.2255 pCi/L 65% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.53 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2016
Cyanide	23.2 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2.53 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Mercury	0.1910 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1990 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
1,2-Dichloroethane	0.2900 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Cadmium	0.0300 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1300 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Thallium, Total	0.0800 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018

72 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCarbon TetrachlorideCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FOY, MICHAEL
Phone: 856-881-3778

Frequently asked questions about Borough of Clayton

Is Borough of Clayton tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 29 contaminants in Borough of Clayton'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 Borough of Clayton's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Dibromoacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Borough of Clayton serve?

Borough of Clayton reports serving 8,179 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Borough of Clayton had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 304 violations on file for Borough of Clayton, 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.