Is Butler Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Morris, Passaic

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

380

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-06-01 → 2024-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-06-01 → 2024-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-06-01 → 2024-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-06-01 → 2024-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31

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	4/4	2023
Pfba	0.0064 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
Copper	306 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 439 µg/L	81/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.1 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	50.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 61.4 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	51.105 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 57 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	64.68 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 75.2 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.325 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.3 µg/L	56/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.8605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.6 µg/L	30/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	69.22 µg/L 461% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 136 µg/L	29/120	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.0075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.56 µg/L	18/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	246.8 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 302 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.5025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.55 µg/L	6/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.5420 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5600 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	49.5 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	941 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Beryllium, Total	0.0290 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	4 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	4.27 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	0.7200 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.0230 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

59 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, TotalAsbestosBenzeneBromoformChlorobenzeneCarbon TetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, KEITH
Phone: 973-919-7628

Frequently asked questions about Butler Water Dept

Is Butler Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Butler 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 Butler Water Dept's water?

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

How many people does Butler Water Dept serve?

Butler Water Dept reports serving 7,630 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Butler Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 380 violations on file for Butler Water Dept, of which 25 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.