Deptford, NJ Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Deptford, NJ — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Deptford's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: Deptford Twp Mua PWSID: NJ0802001 Updated: 2026 Q2

✅

No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead was not detected and no violations are open. No PFAS was detected.

Deptford earns an A for water quality

Graded on violations, lead, and PFAS, with state inspection findings.

Lead: not detected

PFAS tested, none detected

80 violations since 2015, 0 health-based

No violations currently open

Deptford's lead level vs. all New Jersey community water systems

0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb

Lead level: Not detected — 0% of the federal action level

✓ Lower lead than % of New Jersey utilities

Population Served

30144

~11014 connections

Water Source

Surface water

Purchased from another system — SDWIS source code SWP

Active Violations

80 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)

90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system

0% of EPA action level

Not detected

Action level: 15 ppb

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile — the result fell below the laboratory detection limit. That is not the same as an absence of lead in every tap, and older homes with lead service lines can still show higher readings.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

Contaminant	Type	Measured	Limit	Period	Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Archived
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2025	Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2022	Resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2022	Resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.00005 mg/L	2022	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2020	Archived
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2020	Archived
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	15 pCi/L	2020–2022	Resolved
Combined Uranium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	30 ug/L	2020–2022	Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	5 pCi/L	2020–2022	Resolved
Radium-226	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2020–2022	Resolved
Radium-228	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2020–2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule	OTHER	—	—	2019	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2017	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2017	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2017	Archived
CYANIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Nickel	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2017	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2017	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2017	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2017	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2017	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2017	Archived
CYANIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Nickel	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2017	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2017	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2017	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2017	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2017	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2017	Archived
CYANIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Nickel	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2017	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2017	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2017	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2017	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2017	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2017	Archived
CYANIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Nickel	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2017	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2017	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2017	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2017	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2017	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2017	Archived
CYANIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Nickel	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2017	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2017	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2017	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2017	Archived

Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

80 violations are on record since 2015, of which 0 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility Deptford Twp Mua

PWSID NJ0802001

Water source Surface water — Purchased from another system — SDWIS source code SWP

Population served 30,144

Service connections 11,014

Systems serving this area 9

Regulator State primacy agency

Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Deptford tap water safe to drink? ▼

No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open.

Does Deptford water have PFAS? ▼

It was tested for the six regulated PFAS compounds and none were detected.

Who supplies water to Deptford? ▼

Deptford Twp Mua (PWSID NJ0802001), one of 9 systems serving this area. Surface water. Purchased from another system — SDWIS source code SWP

When was this system last inspected? ▼

It was last inspected on 2024-07-24. No significant deficiencies were recorded.

What Should Deptford Residents Do?

Read your annual water report

Your supplier publishes a Consumer Confidence Report each July covering the prior year.

Check for a lead service line

Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.

Flush before drinking

If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.

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