Is Woodbury, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Woodbury 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.
Deptford Twp Mua, 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 Woodbury’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Deptford Twp Mua
New Jersey · serves 30,561 people · about 2,600 in Woodbury
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Woodbury City W Dept
New Jersey · serves 10,263 people · about 1,400 in Woodbury
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 · about 1,100 in Woodbury
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 Woodbury
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Woodbury, 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 9 miles
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Pennsauken
Pennsauken, NJ · about 10 miles
NJ Labworks
Marlton, NJ · about 12 miles
ZIP codes in Woodbury
Which ZIP codes are in Woodbury: 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 Woodbury
Other towns in Gloucester County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Deptford Twp Mua’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