Is National Park, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving National Park has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: West Deptford Twp Water Dept.
National Park Water Department, 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 National Park’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
National Park Water Department
New Jersey · serves 3,144 people · nearly all in National Park
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
West Deptford Twp Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 22,000 people · under 100 in National Park
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFNA at 16 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near National Park
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to National Park, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Pennsauken
Pennsauken, NJ · about 9 miles
Eurofins Built Environment Testing East
Cherry Hill, NJ · about 11 miles
Aqua Pennsylvania Inc.
Bryn Mawr, PA · about 13 miles
ZIP codes in National Park
Which ZIP codes are in National Park: 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 National Park
Other towns in Gloucester County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read National Park Water Department’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