Public water system record
Aqua NJ - Blackwood
Serves Sicklerville and Blackwood, Camden County, NJ · 44,396 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Aqua NJ - Blackwood in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Aqua NJ - Blackwood draws water from 12 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Jersey, December 2006.
- Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,459 unknown out of 15,941 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 22, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Aqua NJ - Blackwood go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 51 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 47 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators issued 1 boil water order to Aqua NJ - Blackwood in 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2006 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Aqua NJ - Blackwood draws water from 12 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from NJ American Water - Western.
Buys water from
- NJ American Water - Western Delran, NJ
Annual water quality report
Aqua NJ - Blackwood 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