Is Pine Valley, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Pine Valley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Aqua NJ - Blackwood.
NJ American Water - Western, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Pine Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
NJ American Water - Western
New Jersey · serves 274,291 people · about 1,900 in Pine Valley
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Aqua NJ - Blackwood
New Jersey · serves 44,396 people · about 850 in Pine Valley
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Pine Hill Borough Mua
New Jersey · serves 10,233 people · about 680 in Pine Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Clementon Water Department
New Jersey · serves 5,000 people · about 400 in Pine Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in NJ American Water - Western’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Pine Valley
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Pine Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Built Environment Testing East
Cherry Hill, NJ · about 6 miles
NJ Labworks
Marlton, NJ · about 7 miles
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Pennsauken
Pennsauken, NJ · about 10 miles
ZIP codes in Pine Valley
Which ZIP codes are in Pine Valley: 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 Pine Valley
Other towns in Camden County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read NJ American Water - Western’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water