Burlington County tap water
5 of 16 water systems serving Burlington County with full PFAS testing averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 49 community water systems list this county as served; 16 serve 3,300+ people with full PFAS testing.
- 8 had a health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
Largest systems serving this county
| System | Source | People served (whole system) | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ American Water - Western | Surface water | 274,291 | No | 0 |
| NJ American Water - Mount Holly | Purchased surface water | 47,427 | No | 0 |
| Evesham Mua | Purchased surface water | 45,538 | No | 0 |
| Mt Laurel Twp Mua | Purchased surface water | 41,743 | Yes | 0 |
| Willingboro Mua | Groundwater | 35,000 | Yes | 0 |
| Burlington Twp W dept | Purchased surface water | 27,000 | Yes | 0 |
| Moorestown Water dept | Purchased surface water | 20,700 | No | 1 |
| Maple Shade Water department | Purchased surface water | 19,400 | Yes | 1 |
| Medford Twp dept of Muni | Purchased surface water | 17,272 | No | 0 |
| Bordentown Water Departm | Groundwater | 15,821 | No | 1 |
| Jbmdl-Dix Main System | Surface water | 12,765 | No | 0 |
| Jbmdl - Mcguire Afb | Groundwater | 12,227 | No | 0 |
Which one is yours? A county usually has several utilities. Your bill or your utility's annual water-quality report names yours. Population is for the whole system, which can cross county lines.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.