Is Pitman 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

135

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-11-01 → 2005-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-11-01 → 2005-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-05-01 → 2000-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-01-01 → 2000-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-01-01 → 2000-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-05-01 → 1994-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-05-01 → 1994-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-05-01 → 1994-05-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0051 µg/L	3/8	2024
Pfpea	0.0048 µg/L	3/8	2024
PFOA	0.0042 µg/L	1/8	2024

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	18.427 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	74/77	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	34.555 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	70/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.2575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	66/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	447.2 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 614 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	7.947 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	63/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.15 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23.7 µg/L	51/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.6365 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.6 µg/L	48/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	6.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	45/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.038 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 42.1 µg/L	43/61	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	2.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.55 µg/L	36/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.346 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	30/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	27/27	LCR	2024
Fluoride	2340 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	37.375 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 37.5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	780 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.204 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	5/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.81 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.4360 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4600 µg/L	4/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.7425 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	6.28 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018

57 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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PODEN, MATT
Phone: 856-589-1040

Frequently asked questions about Pitman Water Department

Is Pitman Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Pitman 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 Pitman Water Department's water?

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

How many people does Pitman Water Department serve?

Pitman Water Department reports serving 7,896 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Pitman Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 135 violations on file for Pitman Water Department, of which 17 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.