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BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT

PWS ID: NJ0103001 · BRIGANTINE, New Jersey 08203

BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT serves 14,450 people in BRIGANTINE, New Jersey using Groundwater water sources. It has 145 recorded EPA violations, including 8 health-based violations. PFAS "forever chemicals" were detected in UCMR5 testing (2 compounds found).

Water Quality Snapshot: BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT

BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 14,450 residents in BRIGANTINE, New Jersey (Atlantic County) through 7,176 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 145 total violations for this system , of which 8 (6%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 116 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 20 violations (MR). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 2 PFAS compounds were detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 0.0071 ppt. PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.

Across New Jersey, EPA tracks 3,428 public water systems serving 9,570,926 people, with 204,988 cumulative violations and 22,229 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 59.8 violations. BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT's 145 violations sit above the New Jersey average. Statewide, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

PFAS Detected

2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
14,450
Total Violations
145
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
7,176
County
Atlantic
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
116
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 2022
TTHM MR 11 2022
Chlorine MR 11 2019
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2025
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 9 2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 9 2020
Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 2023
Cadmium MCL 3 1991
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2002
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2012
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2012
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2012
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2012
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2012
Benzene MR 2 2012
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2012
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2012
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2012
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2012
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2012
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2012
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2012
Toluene MR 2 2012
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2012
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2012
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2012
Styrene MR 2 2012
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2012

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 180 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NFDHA 9/30/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/30/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/30/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/30/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/30/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/30/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/30/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/30/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/30/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/30/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/30/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/30/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/30/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/30/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/30/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NJ0103001 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Jersey Drinking Water Authority

NJ DEP — Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NJ regulator portal

Source: NJ DEP — Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 7000
2023 Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 5000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 11 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2950
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 5000
2020 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 9 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2946
2020 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 9 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2931
2019 Chlorine MR 11 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 0999
2012 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2968
2012 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2969
2012 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2977
2012 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2981
2012 CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2989
2012 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2990
2012 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0103001 / 2982

How BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 145 59.8 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection 2 compounds 78.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 14,450 2,792 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,428 regulated public water systems in New Jersey.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT water safe to drink? ▼
BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT (PWS ID: NJ0103001) has 145 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 2 PFAS compounds found. This system serves 14,450 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT serve? ▼
BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT serves 14,450 people in BRIGANTINE, New Jersey. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 7,176 service connections.
What type of violations does BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT have? ▼
BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT has 145 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 116 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT water? ▼
Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 2 PFAS compounds in BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT's water supply: PFPeS, PFPeA. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.
What water source does BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT use? ▼
BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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