Question 1

Is Swedesboro Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Swedesboro Water Department (PWS ID: NJ0817001) has 356 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,824 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Swedesboro Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Swedesboro Water Department serves 2,824 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Newton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,055 service connections. The operator address is listed in Newton, New Jersey.

Question 3

What type of violations does Swedesboro Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Swedesboro Water Department has 356 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 351 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Swedesboro Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Swedesboro Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Swedesboro Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Swedesboro Water Department uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Swedesboro Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Swedesboro Water Department ranks #11,059 of 29,740 by people served, and #270 of 689 in New Jersey. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Swedesboro Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Swedesboro Water Department has 356 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 7% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 93% of that cohort has fewer violations than Swedesboro Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	13	2017
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	13	2017
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	13	2017
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	13	2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2017
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	13	2017
Toluene	MR	13	2017
Ethylbenzene	MR	13	2017
Styrene	MR	13	2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2017
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	13	2017
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	13	2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2017
Xylenes, Total	MR	13	2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2017
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	13	2017
Benzene	MR	13	2017
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	13	2017
Chlorine	MR	13	2025
Vinyl chloride	MR	13	2017
Trichloroethylene	MR	13	2017
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	2025
Chromium	MR	4	2017
Cadmium	MR	4	2017
Barium	MR	4	2017
Arsenic	MR	4	2017
Selenium	MR	4	2017
Mercury	MR	4	2017
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	4	2019

Swedesboro Water Department

Swedesboro Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Swedesboro Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served