CITY OF CAMDEN: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF CAMDEN had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 46,585, over 14,000 connections.
How this compares nationally
100 total violations and 17 health-based ones put CITY OF CAMDEN at the 92th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,051 of 12,903.
How CITY OF CAMDEN compares within NJ
CITY OF CAMDEN's 17 health-based violations sit above the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF CAMDEN is from 2026-06-12 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF CAMDEN'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: 1,2-Dichloroethane; Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene
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
CITY OF CAMDEN's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 100 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.