PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT 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: 6,097, over 2,224 connections.
How this compares nationally
PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT has 85 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,570th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 80th percentile nationally.
How PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT compares within NJ
Among the 270 NJ systems in this dataset, the average is 5.3 health-based violations - PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's 7 is above that. 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 PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2025-06-12 (health-based: 2025-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT'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)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: 1,2-Dichloroethane
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
This is what PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 85 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.