Bridgeton City Water Dept, NJ
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.9 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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 Bridgeton City Water Dept
Bridgeton City Water Dept serves about 22,770 people through 7,087 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. EPA system ID: NJ0601001; phone on file: 856-455-7257. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2021 (2.8 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bridgeton City Water Dept is 2.9 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.8 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.3 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. Bridgeton City Water Dept's 2.9 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in New Jersey and the 80th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
12 other systems share Cumberland County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bridgeton City Water Dept. 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) |
| 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) |
| Bayview Water System | 771 | 3.4 ppb |
| 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 |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Bridgeton, 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 Bridgeton City Water Dept 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.