Is Glassboro Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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

170

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-09-01 → 1994-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-09-01 → 1994-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0045 µg/L	5/12	2025
Pfpea	0.0045 µg/L	5/12	2025
PFOA	0.0094 µg/L	4/12	2025
PFOS	0.0066 µg/L	4/12	2025
PFBS	0.0033 µg/L	2/12	2025
Pfhpa	0.0031 µg/L	1/12	2025
PFHXS	0.0034 µg/L	1/12	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
Chloroform	30.056 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	157/171	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.63 µg/L	157/171	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	149/171	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	47.99 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	143/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.561 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	107/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	764.1 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1240 µg/L	102/106	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	8.898 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.84 µg/L	98/171	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	88/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.609 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.57 µg/L	82/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	12.555 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 204 µg/L	64/96	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.61 µg/L	41/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2382 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2450 µg/L	38/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2026
Fluoride	1060 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.944 pCi/L 79% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.61 pCi/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	24.505 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 25 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	9/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.3790 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4000 µg/L	8/149	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Antimony, Total	0.0790 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0800 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Chlorobenzene	0.1180 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1200 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2017
Chromium	0.8000 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Tetrachloroethylene	0.1550 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1600 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2017
Cyanide	4 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Cadmium	0.2300 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2017

47 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-PF3ONSAdonaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CLARK, CHIP
Phone: 856-863-3612

Frequently asked questions about Glassboro Water Department

Is Glassboro Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 33 contaminants in Glassboro Water Department'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 Glassboro Water Department's water?

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

How many people does Glassboro Water Department serve?

Glassboro Water Department reports serving 24,244 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Glassboro Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 170 violations on file for Glassboro Water Department, of which 11 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.