Tap Water Results

Is Galloway, NJ tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (PFOA, PFOS) in EPA's 2023–2025 testing.

Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.

4 public water systems serve parts of Galloway. The largest, New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County, serves 120,146 people, and one system here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County

120,146 people · Groundwater · EPA ID NJ0119002

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Above limit
10.7 ppt4 pptAbove limit
PFOS
Above limit
8.8 ppt4 pptAbove limit
PFHxS
Detected, below limit
7.6 ppt10 pptDetected, below limit
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

For context: the PFOA average is higher than at 87% of the New Jersey systems EPA tested and the PFOS average is higher than at 93% of the New Jersey systems EPA tested.

Lead: 1 ppb at the 90th percentile (Nov 2026, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County results

Across New Jersey, 110 of 245 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 4 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. New Jersey results.

Galloway homes and lead pipes

27%
of homes built before 1980 (New Jersey 63%, US 50%)
7%
built before 1950 (New Jersey 24%)
20%
of households rent (New Jersey 36%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Galloway township (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Galloway

  • New Jersey American Water – Egg Harbor City
    4,300 people · Groundwater · New Jersey · lists this city
    No PFAS above limits
  • Pomona Mobile Home Park Water System
    98 people · Groundwater · New Jersey · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sample
  • Swan Lake Resort Water System
    70 people · Groundwater · New Jersey · lists this city
    Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 2 health-based violations since 2016

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Atlantic City 8 mi
Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority
Atlantic City Municipal Utilities AuthorityNone above limits0 ppb
Egg Harbor 11 mi
New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County
New Jersey American Water – Atlantic CountyAbove limit1 ppb
Hamilton 14 mi
Hamilton Township Municipal Utilities Authority
Hamilton Township Municipal Utilities AuthorityAbove limit1.86 ppb
Stafford 19 mi
Stafford Township Water – Beach Haven West
Stafford Township Water – Beach Haven WestNone above limits0 ppb
Barnegat 22 mi
Barnegat Township Water Sewer
Barnegat Township Water SewerNone above limits0.7 ppb
Winslow 27 mi
Winslow Township Dmu Water System
Winslow Township Dmu Water SystemAbove limit0.66 ppb
Galloway ZIP codes (3)
  • 08205
  • 08215
  • 08240

Questions

Is Galloway tap water safe to drink?

New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County has had no health-based violations since 2016, and EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which it must meet by 2029. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Galloway, NJ?

4 public water systems serve parts of Galloway. The largest is New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County (120,146 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Galloway tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOA and PFOS at New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Galloway homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 27% of Galloway homes as built before 1980 (New Jersey: 63%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. New Jersey American Water – Atlantic County's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.