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Camden County, New Jersey

Water Systems
102
Population Served
282,373
Total Violations
7,095
495 health-based
PFAS Detected
9
of 12 tested

Violation Analysis

97.1%
Systems with Violations
69.6
Avg Violations per System
7.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (41%)
SW
8 systems (8%)

PFAS Contamination

12
Systems Tested
9
PFAS Detected
75.0%
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

Camden 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
Merchantville Pennsauken 47,144 307 Detected
City of Camden 46,585 198 Detected
Aqua NJ - Blackwood 44,396 108 Detected
Winslow Twp Dmu 39,174 812 Detected
Collingswood Water Depar 24,500 330 Clean
Berlin Water Department 12,991 189 Detected
Gloucester City W Dept 12,460 231 Clean
Haddon Twp Water Departm 11,938 110 Clean
Pine Hill Borough Mua 10,233 27 Clean
Bellmawr Water Dept 9,522 22 Clean
Clementon Water Department 5,000 391 Clean
Ancora Psychiatric Hospi 2,506 176 -
Brooklawn Water Departme 2,300 55 Detected
Wawa #322 2,012 7 -
Camden Cnty Vo-Tech Scho 1,250 71 -
Waterford Township Water Dept. 1,184 55 -
Burger King #21384 620 0 -
The Red Barn Bookstore 506 30 -
Waterford Elementary School 481 207 -
Richards Elementary School 340 16 -
Pennco Tech - Building #1 325 121 -
Briglias 303 5 -
Pine Valley Golf Club 263 190 -
Winslow Twp Elem School 255 15 -
Grace Community Church 227 1 -
Penco Tech (Marine) Building 2 225 7 -
Johns Manville 225 34 -
Onyx Behavioral Health Care 215 16 -
Retail Stores 208 18 -
Creanies Ice Cream 207 97 -
Town & Country MHP 200 695 -
Haddon Glen Swim Club 200 45 -
Great Times Day Camp 180 29 -
Winslow Twp Dmu 172 89 -
Laurelwood II Plaza 170 7 -
Archway School-Lower 153 9 -
Leroy P Wooster Funeral Home 152 25 -
The Eggo Company 127 27 -
Atco United Presbyterian Churc 122 3 -
Donio Trucking 120 115 -
Library II Restaurant 118 16 -
Elm Professional Bldg Of 104 44 -
Winslow Baptist Church 102 34 -
Alpha Gun Club 100 11 -
Elmtowne Village Assoc Sys I 100 62 -
Elmtowne Village Assoc. Sys II 100 55 -
South Jersey Gas Company 97 7 -
Papa Johns Pizza 95 143 -
Winslow Court Homes Inc 90 121 -
Dollar General Waterford Works 82 19 -

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
Burlington County
293 systems · 674,987 served · 19,188 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Camden County? ▼
Camden County has 7,095 total drinking water violations across 102 water systems, of which 495 are health-based violations. 97.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Camden County systems? ▼
Water systems in Camden County serve approximately 282,373 people through 102 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Camden County water? ▼
Of 12 water systems tested for PFAS in Camden County, 9 had PFAS detected (75.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Camden County? ▼
Water systems in Camden County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 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. 7.0% of Camden 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.