Community Water System · PWS NJ0305001
Burlington City Water DE
Operator location Burlington, New Jersey - 35% of 349 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 9,835 served per SDWIS.
- 9,835
- People served (this PWS)
- 349
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 123
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Burlington City Water DE standing, high SDWIS violation third
35% of 349 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 35% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #4,765 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Burlington City Water DE sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (349), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (9,835; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 35% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #4,765 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #163 of 689
- Population · NJ
- 349
- Total EPA violations on record
- 35%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,712
- County
- Burlington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 84
- Monitoring Violations
- 222
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 39
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 71 | 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 36 | 2012 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | TT | 31 | 2011 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 8 | 2011 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 8 | 2020 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Benzene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Toluene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Styrene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 7 | 2000 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2020 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 5 | 2018 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 1994 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Burlington City Water DE has 349 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 7% carry more. 35% of this system's own violations are health-based (123 of 349), and it ranks #4,765 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
349 Higher than most more violations than 92% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 8/14/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/14/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/14/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/14/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/14/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/14/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/14/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/14/2023 | 3.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/14/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/14/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/14/2023 | 3.40 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/14/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/14/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/14/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/10/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/10/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/10/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/10/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/10/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/10/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/10/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/10/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/10/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Burlington City Water DE
123 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NJ0305001.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
349 violations · 9,835 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Burlington City Water DE
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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