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Burlington, NJ

Moderate Risk (50/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Burlington in New Jersey · Population: 464,226

Burlington, NJ is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 24 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 42 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 50/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 963.3K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population
464,226
TRI Facilities
24
Water Systems
42
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
963.3K lbs

Water Systems (42)

System Population Violations
NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN 264,586 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
BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT 22,594 0
MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT 20,700 1
MAPLE SHADE WATER DEPARTMENT 19,400 3
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
FLORENCE TWP W DEPT 11,214 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
ALBERT C WAGNER YOUTH CO 2,500 0
NJ AMERICAN WATER - HOMESTEAD 2,420 0
NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENT CTR 2,014 4
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 (24)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst Dix Area Cantonment 323.5K lbs
2 Viking Yacht Co Inc 279.2K lbs
3 Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC 129.5K lbs
4 Dolphin Industries Ltd 63.1K lbs
5 American Biltrite Inc. 57.3K lbs
6 Actega N.a. Inc 40.0K lbs
7 Stoncor Group Inc. 24.4K lbs
8 Callahan Chemical Co LLC 20.1K lbs
9 Hoeganaes Corp 17.9K lbs
10 Armotek Industries Inc 3.1K lbs
11 Gold Bond Building Products - Burlington 1.9K lbs
12 Stepan Co - Fieldsboro Plant 1.9K lbs
13 Prc-Desoto International Inc 1.5K lbs
14 Lockheed Martin 8 lbs
15 Burlington Generating Station 2 lbs
16 Nwl Transformers Inc -- Bordentown Plant 1 lbs
17 Rimtec Manufacturing Corp 1 lbs
18 Safety-Kleen Systems Vincentown (vin) 1 lbs
19 Oldcastle Apg 0 lbs
20 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Tuscan Dairy 0 lbs
21 Jet Pulverizer Co 0 lbs
22 Inductotherm Corp. 0 lbs
23 Colonial Chemical Co 0 lbs
24 Ralph Clayton & Sons 0 lbs

Cities in Burlington (22)

Burlington
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4 facilities · 2 water
Maple Shade
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2 facilities · 1 water
Moorestown
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3 facilities · 3 water
Mount Laurel
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1 facilities · 0 water
Palmyra
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2 facilities · 0 water
Rancocas
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1 facilities · 0 water
Cinnaminson
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2 facilities · 0 water
Tabernacle
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1 facilities · 1 water
Southampton
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1 facilities · 2 water
New Gretna
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1 facilities · 0 water
Bordentown
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2 facilities · 2 water
Mcguire Afb
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1 facilities · 0 water
Cookstown
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1 facilities · 0 water
Fort Dix
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1 facilities · 0 water
Evesham Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Pemberton Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Woodland Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Shamong Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Florence Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Tabernacle Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Cinnaminson Township
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0 facilities · 0 water
Beverly
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Burlington, New Jersey? ▼
Burlington, NJ has an environmental risk score of 50/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 24 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 42 water systems on record. 12 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Burlington? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Burlington, NJ in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Burlington? ▼
Burlington, NJ has 24 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 963.3K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Burlington? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Burlington, NJ. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Burlington? ▼
Burlington, NJ has 42 EPA-regulated water systems. 12 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Burlington? ▼
Environmental compliance in Burlington, New Jersey is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New Jersey state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

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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