WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT

Q: Is WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT water safe to drink?

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (PWS ID: NJ0821001) has 94 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 5 PFAS compounds found. This system serves 6,000 people using Groundwater sources.

Q: What type of violations does WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT have?

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT has 94 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 75 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT water?

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 5 PFAS compounds in WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT's water supply: PFNA, PFPeA, PFOS, PFOA, lithium. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

Q: What water source does WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT use?

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

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

PWS ID: NJ0821001 · WESTVILLE, New Jersey 08093

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT serves 6,000 people in WESTVILLE, New Jersey using Groundwater water sources. It has 94 recorded EPA violations, including 13 health-based violations. PFAS "forever chemicals" were detected in UCMR5 testing (5 compounds found).

Water Quality Snapshot: WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 6,000 residents in WESTVILLE, New Jersey (Gloucester County) through 1,850 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 94 total violations for this system , of which 13 (14%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 75 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 16 violations (MR). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 5 PFAS compounds were detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 11.4 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. WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT's 94 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

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

Population Served

6,000

Total Violations

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 1,850
County: Gloucester
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 1
Monitoring Violations: 75
Treatment Tech Violations: 12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	16	2024
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	12	2022
Chlorine	MR	10	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	7	2019
TTHM	MR	4	2015
Mercury	MR	4	2017
Radium-226	MR	4	2009
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	2009
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	4	2009
Combined Uranium	MR	4	2009
Radium-228	MR	4	2009
Barium	MR	3	1995
Public Notice	Other	2	2023
Chromium	MR	2	1985
Cadmium	MR	2	1985
Fluoride	MR	2	1985
Selenium	MR	2	1985
Arsenic	MR	2	1985
Nitrate	MR	1	1985
Barium	MCL	1	1996

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 8 of 60 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFNA	4/11/2023	0.0167 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	4/11/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	4/11/2023	0.0034 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Detected
NMeFOSAA	4/11/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	4/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	4/11/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	4/11/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	4/11/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	4/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	4/11/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	4/11/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	4/11/2023	0.0047 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	4/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	4/11/2023	0.0078 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Detected
PFDA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	4/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	4/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	4/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	4/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	4/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	4/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	10/11/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	10/11/2023	0.0156 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Detected
PFMPA	10/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	10/11/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	10/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	10/11/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	10/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	10/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	10/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	10/11/2023	0.0086 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Detected
8:2 FTS	10/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	10/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	10/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 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 WESTVILLE 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 NJ0821001 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 WESTVILLE 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
2024	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	16	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 5000
2023	Chlorine	MR	10	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 0999
2023	Public Notice	Other	2	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 7500
2022	Lead and Copper Rule	TT	12	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 5000
2019	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	7	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 2456
2017	Mercury	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 1035
2015	TTHM	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 2950
2009	Radium-226	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 4020
2009	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 4000
2009	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 4010
2009	Combined Uranium	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 4006
2009	Radium-228	MR	4	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 4030
1996	Barium	MCL	1	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 1010
1995	Barium	MR	3	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 1010
1985	Chromium	MR	2	SDWIS / NJ0821001 / 1020

How WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT Compares

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

Metric	WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT	New Jersey avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	94	59.8	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	13	6.5	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	5 compounds	78.8%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	6,000	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 WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT water safe to drink? ▼

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (PWS ID: NJ0821001) has 94 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 5 PFAS compounds found. This system serves 6,000 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT serve? ▼

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT serves 6,000 people in WESTVILLE, New Jersey. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,850 service connections.

What type of violations does WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT have? ▼

WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT has 94 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 75 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT water? ▼

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 5 PFAS compounds in WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT's water supply: PFNA, PFPeA, PFOS, PFOA, lithium. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

What water source does WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT use? ▼

WESTVILLE 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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