Camden County Water Treatment and Water Testing

A Clear Alternative is a family-owned South Jersey water treatment company serving
Camden County, New Jersey since 1991. We are based at 9230 Collins Ave in Pennsauken — about
10 to 30 minutes from most of Camden County — and we treat water, test water, and deliver bulk
water across 8 New Jersey counties: Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, Gloucester, Salem, Cape May, Mercer, and Monmouth. More than 9,000 customers, NJ-licensed
technicians, free in-home water analysis, and a live phone line at 1-888-577-8088 24 hours a
day.

This page covers what Camden County water is actually like, what we install to fix it, and
which towns we serve. For the full service overview, start with
water treatment.

What Camden County water is like

Camden County is our home county — our shop is at 9230 Collins Ave in Pennsauken — and
it is the most city-water county we serve. Most homeowners here are not fighting well
iron; they are dealing with treated, distributed municipal water and older plumbing.

  • Chlorine and chloramine taste and odor. Utilities must hold a disinfectant
    residual all the way to your tap, and you taste it, especially in a hot shower.
    Chloramine is more persistent than free chlorine and needs the right carbon media and
    enough contact time.
  • Moderate hardness and scale. Enough to spot glassware, film shower doors, and
    shorten water-heater life.
  • Aging service lines and lead. Lead does not come from the source water; it comes
    from lead service lines, lead solder, and older brass fixtures. Much of the county’s
    housing predates 1986. Utilities are replacing lead service lines, but interior
    plumbing stays the homeowner’s, so certified point-of-use filtration is the reliable
    interim answer.
  • Disinfection by-products. Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids form when chlorine
    meets organic matter in the distribution system. Carbon reduces them.
  • PFAS awareness. New Jersey’s PFAS standards are among the strictest in the
    country and public systems monitor and treat for them; homeowners who want a second
    barrier add reverse osmosis at the sink.

There is real well water here too. Winslow Township, Waterford, Chesilhurst, and the
Pinelands edge of Berlin Township have private wells with the regional profile: acidic
low pH, iron, manganese, and occasional nitrate near older septic systems.

Why Camden County water needs the right system, not a package

Camden County straddles the inner Coastal Plain. The urbanized west draws public
supply largely from the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, while the southeastern
corner reaches into the Pinelands and the sandy Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer. That is why
Winslow water behaves like Pinelands water and Collingswood water behaves like city
water.

For most Camden County homes the right answer is not a well-treatment train at all: it
is whole-house carbon for chlorine and by-products, a correctly sized softener only if
scale is a real problem, and point-of-use reverse osmosis for drinking and cooking. We
confirm which with a free in-home analysis before quoting.

Water treatment services we provide in Camden County

  • Whole-house treatment: water softeners and conditioners, iron and manganese
    filters, sulfur (H2S) removal, acid neutralizers for low pH, sediment filtration,
    UV sterilization, ozone, chemical injection (soda ash, chlorine), deionization, and
    whole-house carbon filtration. See water treatment.
  • Drinking water: reverse osmosis systems for the kitchen tap.
  • Free water testing: we test at your home, well or city, and explain the results —
    hardness, iron, manganese, pH, sulfur, bacteria, nitrates, VOCs, radium, arsenic,
    sediment, turbidity, and PFAS. See water testing.
  • Bulk water delivery: potable and non-potable bulk water,
    plus dispensing tanks and storage equipment.
  • Supplies: softener salt (NaCl, KCl), soda ash, caustic soda, potassium
    permanganate, and 15% chlorine.
  • 24/7 emergency service: no-water calls,
    failed pumps, burst pipes.

Work is performed by NJ-licensed technicians; we also hold NJ State Licensed Operator
credentials for very small water systems through T-4.

Towns we serve in Camden County

We have detailed local pages for these Camden County communities:

We also serve — with no dedicated page yet — Gloucester Township (Blackwood, Sicklerville), Haddonfield, Haddon Township, Haddon Heights, Collingswood, Merchantville, Camden City, Pine Hill, Berlin Borough and Berlin Township, Waterford Township, Gibbsboro, Lindenwold, Stratford, Somerdale, Clementon, Magnolia, Runnemede, Bellmawr, Barrington, Audubon, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Gloucester City, and Chesilhurst. If your town is not
listed, call 1-888-577-8088. If we can drive there, we can serve you.

Bulk water delivery in Camden County

Camden County gets our shortest bulk-water runs. We fill residential and commercial
pools across Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Haddonfield, and Gloucester Township, deliver
construction and dust-control water for redevelopment along Route 130, Route 70, and
the Camden waterfront, supply potable water during well outages and main breaks, and
handle hot tub fills and holding-tank refills on schedule.

Learn more about bulk water delivery and
dispensing tanks.

Nearby counties we serve

Burlington County water treatment
Gloucester County water treatment
Atlantic County water treatment

Or see the full areas served directory.

Why Camden County chooses A Clear Alternative

Family-owned since 1991 — 35 years of South Jersey water. 9,000+ customers across 8 NJ
counties. NJ-licensed technicians. 4.6 stars from 98+ verified Google reviews. Free
in-home water analysis, honest pricing, and 24/7 emergency service.

Cost depends on your water test results, household size, and flow rate. Every quote
follows a free in-home water analysis, and we price the job before any work starts.
Financing is available.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a water filter if I am on Camden County city water?

Your water is regulated and tested, so this is about taste, odor, and an extra barrier. The two common upgrades are whole-house carbon filtration for chlorine or chloramine and a reverse osmosis system at the kitchen sink. In older homes, point-of-use filtration also addresses lead picked up from interior plumbing.

Why does my Cherry Hill or Pennsauken tap water smell like a pool?

That is the disinfectant residual your utility is required to maintain. Free chlorine is easy for activated carbon to remove; chloramine needs more contact time and the right media. We test at your tap before recommending a size.

Should I worry about lead in an older Camden County home?

Lead almost never comes from the source water — it comes from lead service lines, solder, and older brass fixtures. If your home was built before 1986, have the water tested at the tap and use certified point-of-use filtration for drinking water while service-line replacement work proceeds.

Is anyone in Camden County still on a private well?

Yes. Winslow Township, Waterford, Chesilhurst, and parts of Berlin Township have many wells in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, with acidic low-pH water, iron and manganese staining, and sometimes nitrate. See our Winslow Township page at https://aclear.com/areas-served/winslow-township/ for local detail.

Where are you located, and can you come today?

We are headquartered at 9230 Collins Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08110 — inside Camden County. Most of the county is 10 to 30 minutes from the shop, so same-day service is common. Call 1-888-577-8088 any hour.

Do you install reverse osmosis systems?

Yes, for drinking and cooking water. Modern units are far more efficient than older ones, and we add a permeate pump when it makes sense. Cost depends on the number of stages and the faucet you choose, and we quote the job before any work starts.

Contact A Clear Alternative

A Clear Alternative • 9230 Collins Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08110
Phone: 1-888-577-8088 (toll-free, live 24/7)
Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–4:30 PM • 24/7 emergency service
Service area: Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, Gloucester, Salem, Cape May, Mercer, and Monmouth counties, plus limited parts of PA, NY, and DE

Ready to fix your water in Camden County?

Schedule Your Free Water Test. A licensed technician tests your water at your home,
explains the results, and recommends only what your water needs.

Call 1-888-577-8088 or request your free water test on this page.

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