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Updated 2026-10-15
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Cumberland County Water Quality: 3 Cities Ranked by the Records

Cumberland County, New Jersey: 3 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest10.8 ng/L
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest9.4 ng/L
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Detected in 1 system of 3 tested10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest3 ng/L
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 1 system of 3 tested15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest2.9 µg/L
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLEHighest4.8 ng/L
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Detected in 1 system of 3 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest4.4 ng/L
25 substances tested, none detected in any systemShow

Tested in these 3 systems: BRIDGETON CITY WATER DEPT, MILLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT, VINELAND WATER & SEWER UTILITY

  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • Lithium
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
3 cities

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 3 of 3 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Cumberland County2 of 3 city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit
  1. Vineland10.8 ng/L
  2. Millville4.4 ng/L
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in New Jersey
Lead

0of 3 cities above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in New Jersey
Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

  1. VinelandVINELAND WATER & SEWER UTILITY · NJ0614003
    36,250 served
  2. MillvilleMILLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT · NJ0610001
    27,500 served
  3. BridgetonBRIDGETON CITY WATER DEPT · NJ0601001
    22,770 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Cumberland County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 3 cities in Cumberland County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Bridgeton's main water system: BRIDGETON CITY WATER DEPT · PWSID NJ0601001 · Purity Score 93 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Cumberland County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?

2 of 3 Cumberland County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Vineland (PFOS 10.8 ng/L), Millville (PFOA 4.8 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 2.

Is there lead in Cumberland County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 3 Cumberland County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

Have Cumberland County water systems had drinking-water violations?

1 city in Cumberland County has a health-based violation in the federal SDWIS record within about the last ten years. Each city report lists the contaminant, year and whether it was resolved.

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