Bayview Water System, NJ
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.4 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Bayview Water System
Bayview Water System serves about 771 people through 303 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. EPA system ID: NJ0604001. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Every lead result on file
That is up 2.7 ppb from 0.7 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bayview Water System is 3.4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.61 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 605 New Jersey systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 52 have gone over at some point. Bayview Water System's 3.4 ppb sits at the 82nd percentile in New Jersey and the 85th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
12 other systems share Cumberland County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bayview Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Vineland Water & Sewer Utility | 36,250 | 0 (not detected) |
| Millville Water Department | 27,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bridgeton City Water Dept | 22,770 | 2.9 ppb |
| Upper Deerfield Twp Water Dept | 3,100 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairton Federal Correctional | 1,841 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nj State Prison Bayside | 1,679 | 0 (not detected) |
| United Mobile Homes Of Vineland | 1,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Evergreen Estates | 450 | 0 (not detected) |
| Country Meadows Rents And Sales Mhp Llc | 250 | 4.21 ppb |
| Fairton Oaks M H Community | 207 | 17.76 ppb |
Next steps for Fortescue, NJ
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Fortescue, NJ may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bayview Water System whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.