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Community Water System · PWS NJ0416001

Haddon Twp Water Departm

Westmont, New Jersey 08108 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 11,938 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

11,938
People served
110
EPA violations
0
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 110 drinking-water violations at Haddon Twp Water Departm - above the New Jersey per-system average.

110
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
11,938
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Haddon Twp Water Departm

Haddon Twp Water Departm is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 11,938 residents in Westmont, New Jersey (Camden County) through 3,901 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 110 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 94 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 11 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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. Statewide, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%).

Haddon Twp Water Departm's 110 violations sit above the New Jersey average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
11,938
Total Violations
110
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3,901
County
Camden
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
94
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 2024
Nitrate MR 7 2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 5 2023
TTHM MR 5 2021
Mercury MR 3 1988
Chromium MR 3 1988
Barium MR 3 1988
Cadmium MR 3 1988
Arsenic MR 3 1988
Selenium MR 3 1988
E. COLI MR 3 2025
Fluoride MR 3 1988
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2017
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2017
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2017
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2017
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2017
Styrene MR 2 2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2017
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2017
Benzene MR 2 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2017
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2017
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2017

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NFDHA 7/17/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/17/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/24/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/24/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/24/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt 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 Haddon Twp Water Departm.

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 NJ0416001 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 Haddon Twp Water Departm 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 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 3014
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2456
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 0200
2021 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2950
2017 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2380
2017 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2955
2017 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2968
2017 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2969
2017 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2977
2017 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2979
2017 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2982
2017 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2983
2017 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2996
2017 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2981
2017 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / NJ0416001 / 2976

How Haddon Twp Water Departm Compares

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

Metric Haddon Twp Water Departm New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 110 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 78.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 11,938 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 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Haddon Twp Water Departm water safe to drink?
Haddon Twp Water Departm (PWS ID: NJ0416001) has 110 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 11,938 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Haddon Twp Water Departm serve?
Haddon Twp Water Departm serves 11,938 people in Westmont, New Jersey. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 3,901 service connections.
What type of violations does Haddon Twp Water Departm have?
Haddon Twp Water Departm has 110 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 94 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Haddon Twp Water Departm water?
No. Haddon Twp Water Departm was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Haddon Twp Water Departm use?
Haddon Twp Water Departm uses Surface Water 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.