Public water system record
Gloucester City W Dept
Serves Gloucester City, Camden County, NJ · 12,460 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Gloucester City W Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Gloucester City W Dept draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, August 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 951 unknown out of 4,115 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 7, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Gloucester City W Dept go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 23 |
| 2000s | 0 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 26 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1996, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Gloucester City W Dept in 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2016 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Toluene |
Where the water comes from
Gloucester City W Dept draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Gloucester City W Dept 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