Is Washington Township Mua 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

1,574

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0090 µg/L	5/22	2025
PFBS	0.0109 µg/L	3/22	2025
Pfhxa	0.0056 µg/L	3/22	2025
Pfpea	0.0055 µg/L	3/22	2025
Pfhpa	0.0032 µg/L	1/22	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
Nitrate	4458 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8970 µg/L	148/184	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	153.06 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 160.3 µg/L	45/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	9.7 pCi/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 16.668 pCi/L	41/91	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	5.784 pCi/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 7.27 pCi/L	37/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.0685 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	32/202	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.322 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8 µg/L	29/202	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	11.24 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	29/142	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	15.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.8 µg/L	25/202	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	2196.5 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2700 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.224 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.14 µg/L	19/202	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	10.46 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	18/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Uranium	1.7145 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.788 µg/L	16/123	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.555 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.49 µg/L	11/138	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.6155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.62 µg/L	10/138	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2886 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3030 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.972 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.02 µg/L	2/138	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	43 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2014–2019
Cyanide	6.7 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2014–2019
Mercury	0.0850 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrite	60 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2015
Thallium, Total	0.5600 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2014–2019

74 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MALLON, MATTHEW
Phone: 856-227-0880

Frequently asked questions about Washington Township Mua

Is Washington Township Mua tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 27 contaminants in Washington Township Mua'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 Washington Township Mua's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Washington Township Mua serve?

Washington Township Mua reports serving 48,000 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Washington Township Mua had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 1574 violations on file for Washington Township Mua, 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.