Paulsboro Water Department, NJ
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.79 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.
Paulsboro Water Department at a glance
Paulsboro Water Department serves about 6,097 people through 2,224 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 groundwater, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. EPA system ID: NJ0814001; phone on file: 856-423-1500. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Paulsboro Water Department's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (2.79 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Paulsboro Water Department is 3.6 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.79 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.79 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 3.6 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.6 ppb |
How Paulsboro Water Department compares
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. Paulsboro Water Department's 2.79 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in New Jersey and the 79th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
25 other systems share Gloucester County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Paulsboro Water Department. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Township Mua | 48,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Deptford Twp Mua | 30,561 | 0 (not detected) |
| Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority | 26,179 | 1.98 ppb |
| Glassboro Water Department | 24,244 | 0 (not detected) |
| West Deptford Twp Water Dept | 22,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mantua Township Mua | 12,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Woodbury City W Dept | 10,263 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Greenwich Twp Water Dept | 9,900 | 4 ppb |
| Nj American Water - Harrison | 9,193 | 1 ppb |
| Borough Of Clayton | 8,179 | 1.17 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Paulsboro, 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 Paulsboro Water Department 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.