What was found in Camden city-0408's water
The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.
| Contaminant | Level vs EPA limit | Suppliers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2213 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 3893 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2018 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 2212 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 3608.5 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Copper | 339.5499999999999 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 947.25 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2018 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Fluoride | 554.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 640 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| Barium | 100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| TTHM | 42.120000000000005 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 61.89999999999999 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Cyanide | 35 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Lithium | 30.1 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2024 | 2/3 | UCMR-5 |
| Chloroform | 25.2 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U | 22.499999999999993 pCi/L 150% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2018 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 18.119999999999994 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 9.334999999999997 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 18 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Lead | 17.999999999999915 µg/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 11.5 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 17.85 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Bromoform | 2.4599999999999906 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 16.209999999999997 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 9.7 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Monobromoacetic Acid | 7.37 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| Bromate | 6.699999999999999 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 6.6 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| Dibromoacetic Acid | 2.669999999999999 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 6.32 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Combined Radium (-226 And -228) | 2.9999999999999996 pCi/L 60% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2018
Highest in the city: 5.329999999999999 pCi/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Selenium | 5.06 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Chromium | 4.654999999999999 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Monochloroacetic Acid | 4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 3.0925 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroethylene | 2.59 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| Dichloromethane | 1.9 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Highest in the city: MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 1.455 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 1.363 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Highest in the city: MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2019 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| Xylenes, Total | 1.07 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Highest in the city: MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Arsenic | 1.062 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Asbestos | 0.9700 MFL 14% of the EPA limit 7 MFL Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2012 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Combined Uranium | 0.0310 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2018
Highest in the city: 0.9476 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2014 | 3/3 | SYR4 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0.9000 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 0.1865 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2018
Highest in the city: 0.5900 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2018 | 2/3 | SYR4 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.3600 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Chlorobenzene | 0.2150 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| P-Dichlorobenzene | 0.1780 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2019 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.1370 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Mercury | 0.0887 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.0700 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2017 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| Benzo(A)Pyrene | 0.0200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2018 | 1/3 | SYR4 |
| PFOS | 0.0044 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0129 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2024 | 3/3 | UCMR-5 |
| PFOA | 0.0043 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0120 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2025 | 3/3 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfpea | 0.0049 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0090 µg/L — MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2025 | 3/3 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfba | 0.0079 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2024 | 1/3 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhxa | 0.0041 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0064 µg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2024 | 3/3 | UCMR-5 |
| PFNA | 0.0062 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2024 | 1/3 | UCMR-5 |
| PFHXS | 0.0046 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN · 47,144 people · 2025 | 1/3 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhpa | 0.0044 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2024 | 2/3 | UCMR-5 |
| Lead | 0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN · 274,291 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0014 mg/L — CITY OF CAMDEN · 46,585 people · 2026 | 3/3 | LCR |
Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is
well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the
limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there
means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a
running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the
system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a
violation.
Formal violations are listed separately.
These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide
average. A detection means the lab measured the
substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source
tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.
Water suppliers serving Camden city-0408
| Supplier | Population served |
|---|---|
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN | 274,291 |
| MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN | 47,144 |
| CITY OF CAMDEN | 46,585 |
Frequently asked questions about Camden city-0408 tap water
Is Camden city-0408 tap water safe to drink?
EPA testing detected 51 contaminants in the water serving Camden city-0408. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.
How many water suppliers serve Camden city-0408?
3 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Camden city-0408, New Jersey to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.
What contaminants are in Camden city-0408's water?
The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Camden city-0408 include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Fluoride, Barium. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.