Public water system record
NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City
Serves Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, NJ · 4,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, April 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,225 unknown out of 1,607 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 26, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2001, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City between 2020 and 2023. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2023 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 4, 2020 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 5 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
NJ American Water - Egg Harbor City must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Jersey.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells