Community Water System · PWS NJ1403001
Butler Water Dept
Operator location Butler, New Jersey - UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 379 violations and 7,630 people served.
- 7,630
- People served (this PWS)
- 379
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 25
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Butler Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #5,813 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Butler Water Dept sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (379), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (7,630; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #5,813 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #185 of 689
- Population · NJ
- 379
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- 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
- 2,449
- County
- Passaic
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 5
- Monitoring Violations
- 346
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 20
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 60 | 2017 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 39 | 2013 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 28 | 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 8 | 2024 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Styrene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Benzene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Toluene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Barium | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Cadmium | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Chromium | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Mercury | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Arsenic | MR | 6 | 2005 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Butler Water Dept has 379 recorded EPA violations, 93% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 7% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (25 of 379), and it ranks #5,813 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)
379 Higher than most more violations than 93% 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. 5 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 8/15/2023 | 9.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| ADONA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/15/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/15/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/15/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/9/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/9/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/9/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/9/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/9/2023 | 5.50 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/9/2023 | 6.40 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Butler Water Dept
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NJ1403001 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
379 violations · 7,630 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 Butler Water Dept
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