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Burlington County, New Jersey

Water Systems
293
Population Served
674,987
Total Violations
19,188
1,236 health-based
PFAS Detected
13
of 17 tested

Violation Analysis

95.6%
Systems with Violations
65.5
Avg Violations per System
6.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
40 systems (14%)
SW
10 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

17
Systems Tested
13
PFAS Detected
76.5%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Burlington New Jersey water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
NJ American Water - Western 264,586 47 Detected
NJ American Water - Mount Holly 47,427 8 Detected
Evesham Mua 45,538 162 Detected
Mt Laurel Twp Mua 41,743 31 Detected
Willingboro Mua 35,000 61 Detected
Burlington Twp W Dept 22,594 28 Detected
Moorestown Water Dept 20,700 282 Detected
Maple Shade Water Department 19,400 211 Detected
Medford Twp Dept of Muni 17,272 632 Detected
Bordentown Water Departm 15,821 241 Clean
Jbmdl-Dix Main System 12,765 279 Clean
Pemberton Twp Dept Main 12,378 505 Clean
Jbmdl - McGuire Afb 12,227 212 Clean
Florence Twp W Dept 11,214 116 Detected
Burlington City Water DE 9,835 349 Detected
Pinelands Water Co 4,926 40 Clean
Pemberton Township Water - Lake Valley 3,500 259 Clean
Wawa #8300 2,810 4 -
Albert C Wagner Youth Co 2,500 169 -
NJ American Water - Homestead 2,420 26 -
Shawnee High SC 2,047 64 -
Wawa Store #388 2,015 6 -
New Lisbon Development Ctr 2,014 971 -
Seneca High School 1,900 113 -
Pemberton Borough Water 1,771 198 -
Wawa #8475 1,725 16 -
Wawa #353 1,618 9 -
Pemberton Twp High School - Old Side 1,580 212 -
Pemberton Twp High School - New Side 1,580 191 -
McDonald's Restaurant 1,470 28 -
Wawa #457 1,210 11 -
Columbus Shopping Center 1,200 61 -
Viking Yacht Co 1,095 20 -
Wawa #8459 1,015 0 -
Murphys Market Place 985 7 -
Atsion Complex 980 260 -
Murphys Super Rite 980 11 -
Fountain of Life Center 920 104 -
Pemberton Early Childhood Center 920 333 -
Bass River St Pk-Beach C 900 70 -
NJ American Water - Sunbury 888 125 -
Helen a Fort Middle School 837 194 -
Wrightstown Mua 800 45 -
Nade 780 417 -
North Hanover Upper Elementary School 740 131 -
Mobile Estates of Southa 700 42 -
Fieldsboro Water Department 650 38 -
Pemberton Twp Water Dept - Pemberton Hei 650 21 -
Cvs Pharamacy 623 4 -
NJ American Water - Vincentown 598 13 -

Other Counties in New Jersey

Bergen County
49 systems · 1,133,521 served · 6,905 violations
Essex County
25 systems · 889,677 served · 4,186 violations
Union County
7 systems · 778,855 served · 855 violations
Ocean County
214 systems · 721,554 served · 10,195 violations
Monmouth County
285 systems · 715,264 served · 9,403 violations
Middlesex County
35 systems · 668,615 served · 2,949 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Burlington County? ▼
Burlington County has 19,188 total drinking water violations across 293 water systems, of which 1,236 are health-based violations. 95.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Burlington County systems? ▼
Water systems in Burlington County serve approximately 674,987 people through 293 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Burlington County water? ▼
Of 17 water systems tested for PFAS in Burlington County, 13 had PFAS detected (76.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Burlington County? ▼
Water systems in Burlington County use GW (40 systems), SW (10 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 6.4% of Burlington County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.