Is Atco, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Atco has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Waterford Township Water Dept., which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Atco’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Waterford Township Water Dept.
New Jersey · serves 1,300 people · nearly all in Atco
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Winslow Twp Dmu
New Jersey · serves 39,174 people · about 1,100 in Atco
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 10.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Onyx Behavioral Health Care
New Jersey · serves 215 people · under 100 in Atco
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Atco
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Atco, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
NJ Labworks
Marlton, NJ · about 7 miles
South Jersey Water Test LLC
Williamstown, NJ · about 9 miles
Eurofins Built Environment Testing East
Cherry Hill, NJ · about 10 miles
ZIP codes in Atco
Which ZIP codes are in Atco: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NJDEP Office of Quality Assurance, certified drinking water labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Atco
Other towns in Camden County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Waterford Township Water Dept.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water