Is West Deptford Twp Water Dept 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

187

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2007-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFNA	0.0160 µg/L	7/13	2025
Pfhxa	0.0038 µg/L	2/13	2025
Pfhpa	0.0031 µg/L	1/13	2025
Pfpea	0.0040 µg/L	1/13	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
Copper	460 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	218/219	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	13.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.6 µg/L	135/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.705 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.8 µg/L	134/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	133/137	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	47.955 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 65 µg/L	130/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.743 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	110/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.4035 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.95 µg/L	100/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.83 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 52 µg/L	95/206	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	15.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	92/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	86/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	67/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1448.5 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0028 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Nitrate	1332 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1340 µg/L	22/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	101.98 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 122 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	11.91 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 12.9 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	2.15 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.855 pCi/L 77% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.96 pCi/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.3050 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.3100 µg/L	3/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.1280 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1300 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	0.9000 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Benzene	0.0500 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	0.3000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/131	SYR4	2012–2019

54 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-PF3ONSAdonaBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PHELPS, DANIEL
Phone: 856-845-4004

Frequently asked questions about West Deptford Twp Water Dept

Is West Deptford Twp Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in West Deptford Twp Water Dept'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 West Deptford Twp Water Dept's water?

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

How many people does West Deptford Twp Water Dept serve?

West Deptford Twp Water Dept reports serving 22,000 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has West Deptford Twp Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 187 violations on file for West Deptford Twp Water Dept, of which 3 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.