WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 22,000, over 5,782 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
76 total violations and 2 health-based ones put WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT at the 55th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,821 of 12,903.
How WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT compares within NJ
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT is from 2027-06-12 (health-based: 2021-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT'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
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Thallium, Total
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 WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.