Public water system record
Longport Water Department
Serves Longport, Atlantic County, NJ · 10,777 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Longport Water Department 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
- 1
Key facts
- Longport Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, October 2019.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 68 unknown out of 1,279 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Longport Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Thallium, Total, began January 1996, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Longport Water Department in 2019. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2019 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Longport Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Longport Water Department 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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