Burlington, NJ
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Burlington in New Jersey · Population: 464,226
TRI sites such as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst Dix Area Cantonment; Viking Yacht Co Inc; Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC; SDWIS systems such as NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN; NJ AMERICAN WATER - MOUNT HOLLY; EVESHAM MUA; NPL sites such as Cinnaminson Township (Block 702) Ground Water Contamination; Cosden Chemical Coatings Corp.; Ellis Property anchor Burlington, NJ's EPA extract. Derived burden score 76/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Burlington include MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT; MEDFORD TWP DEPT OF MUNI; BORDENTOWN WATER DEPARTM, while Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst Dix Area Cantonment leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 76/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Burlington -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Burlington, NJ: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+34.4%
18 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+17.3%
143.5 thousand lb → 168.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 4 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Burlington, NJ's total reported releases rose from 125.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 168.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Burlington, NJ's off-site transfers rose from 11.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Burlington, NJ's air releases rose from 80.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Burlington, NJ's land releases rose from 32.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (38)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN | 274,291 | 0 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - MOUNT HOLLY | 47,427 | 0 |
| EVESHAM MUA | 45,538 | 0 |
| MT LAUREL TWP MUA | 41,743 | 0 |
| WILLINGBORO MUA | 35,000 | 0 |
| MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT | 20,700 | 2 |
| MEDFORD TWP DEPT OF MUNI | 17,272 | 1 |
| BORDENTOWN WATER DEPARTM | 15,821 | 2 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - PENNS GROVE | 14,406 | 0 |
| JBMDL-DIX MAIN SYSTEM | 12,765 | 0 |
| PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN | 12,378 | 4 |
| JBMDL - MCGUIRE AFB | 12,227 | 0 |
| BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE | 9,835 | 10 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - HARRISON | 9,193 | 0 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - LOGAN | 6,650 | 0 |
| PINELANDS WATER CO | 4,926 | 0 |
| PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY | 3,500 | 1 |
| JBMDL - LAKEHURST | 2,903 | 3 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - HOMESTEAD | 2,420 | 0 |
| NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENT CTR | 2,014 | 6 |
| PEMBERTON BOROUGH WATER | 1,771 | 0 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - SUNBURY | 888 | 0 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - BRIDGEPORT | 855 | 0 |
| WRIGHTSTOWN MUA | 800 | 0 |
| MOBILE ESTATES OF SOUTHA | 700 | 0 |
| FIELDSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT | 650 | 4 |
| PEMBERTON TWP WATER DEPT - PEMBERTON HEI | 650 | 0 |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - VINCENTOWN | 598 | 0 |
| PEMBERTON TWP WATER - NEW LISBON | 500 | 0 |
| FAWN LAKE VILLAGE | 300 | 0 |
| HILLTOP MOBILE VILLAGE | 200 | 0 |
| ALLENWOOD ESTATES, LLC | 135 | 0 |
| PINEFIELD APARTMENTS | 120 | 0 |
| RICHARDS MOBILE HOME COU | 100 | 4 |
| FENIMORE TRAILER PARK | 88 | 0 |
| MILLSTREAM APTS | 88 | 0 |
| MAPLEWOOD APARTMENTS | 55 | 2 |
| FENIMORE WOODS MHP | 40 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (26)
Superfund Sites (14)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cinnaminson Township (Block 702) Ground Water Contamination | NPL Site | 37.93 |
| Cosden Chemical Coatings Corp. | NPL Site | 33.86 |
| Ellis Property | NPL Site | 34.62 |
| Ewan Property | NPL Site | 50.19 |
| Florence Land Recontouring, Inc., Landfill | Deleted NPL Site | 47.39 |
| Fort Dix (Landfill Site) | Deleted NPL Site | 37.40 |
| Kauffman & Minteer, Inc. | NPL Site | 28.51 |
| Landfill & Development Co. | NPL Site | 33.62 |
| Lang Property | NPL Site | 48.89 |
| McGuire Air Force Base #1 | NPL Site | 47.20 |
| Roebling Steel Co. | NPL Site | 41.02 |
| Tabernacle Drum Dump | Deleted NPL Site | 36.83 |
| Woodland Route 532 Dump | NPL Site | 34.98 |
| Woodland Route 72 Dump | NPL Site | 31.17 |
Cities in Burlington (40)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
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