BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE: EPA violation history, explained
BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 9,835 people get their water from it, across 3,712 connections.
How this compares nationally
185 total violations and 37 health-based ones put BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE at the 97th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 416 of 12,903.
How BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE compares within NJ
BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE's 37 health-based violations sit above the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE is from 2021-01-04 (health-based: 2021-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 416th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.