- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 6 of 6 samples, average 18.8 ppt, highest 37 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 6 samples, average 16 ppt, highest 35 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 6 samples, average 8.5 ppt, highest 20 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 6 samples, average 8.1 ppt, highest 15 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 6 samples, average 7.6 ppt, highest 19 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023) PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt in UCMR 5 testing
- Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Pennsville tap water? What EPA records show
EPA NJ1708001 · serves Pennsville Twp.-1708, NJ · about 13,500 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Pennsville TWSP. Water Depart. (EPA NJ1708001)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Pennsville's main utility, Pennsville TWSP. Water Depart.: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NJ1708001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Pennsville TWSP. Water Depart., as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NJ1708001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Pennsville TWSP. Water Depart. (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Pennsville TWSP. Water Depart. use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Pennsville TWSP. Water Depart.'s EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.