Burlington City Water De, NJ
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.78 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
Who runs the water here
Burlington City Water De serves about 9,835 people through 3,712 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Burlington County, New Jersey. EPA system ID: NJ0305001. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Burlington City Water De's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Burlington City Water De is 3.04 ppb across 14 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.78 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2023 | 1.62 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.92 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.89 ppb |
| 2021 | 3.04 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.85 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.49 ppb |
| 2019 | 1 ppb |
| 2018 | 2 ppb |
| 2018 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.5 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. Burlington City Water De's 0.78 ppb sits at the 47th percentile in New Jersey and the 47th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
45 other systems share Burlington County; 25 of them have a higher latest lead result than Burlington City Water De. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Nj American Water - Mount Holly | 47,427 | 0 (not detected) |
| Evesham Mua | 45,538 | 1.4 ppb |
| Mt Laurel Twp Mua | 41,743 | 1.8 ppb |
| Willingboro Mua | 35,000 | 1.5 ppb |
| Burlington Twp W Dept | 27,000 | 3.81 ppb |
| Moorestown Water Dept | 20,700 | 2 ppb |
| Maple Shade Water Department | 19,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| Medford Twp Dept Of Muni | 17,272 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bordentown Water Departm | 15,821 | 2.19 ppb |
| Jbmdl-Dix Main System | 12,765 | 0.3 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Burlington, 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 Burlington City Water De 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.