Is Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Warren

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

105

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-08-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-08-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-08-01 → 2023-08-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	10.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.1 µg/L	136/139	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	32.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47.3 µg/L	136/139	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	136/139	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.745 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.7 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.585 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	130/132	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	47.715 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 63.8 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	644 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 720 µg/L	93/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	44/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1965 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2100 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.8800 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	17/139	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	41.5 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 49 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2024
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	15/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1890 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2100 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.945 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.23 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	10/93	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	1.3 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.8 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

82 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VANIM, ALYSSA
Phone: 609-618-3850
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg

Is Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg'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 Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg's water?

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

How many people does Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg serve?

Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg reports serving 26,686 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 105 violations on file for Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg, 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.