Public water system record
Cape May Water & Sewer U
Serves Cape May, Cape May County, NJ · 35,000 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Cape May Water & Sewer U in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Cape May Water & Sewer U draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1979, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,315 unknown out of 3,180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Cape May Water & Sewer U go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2011, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cape May Water & Sewer U between 1997 and 2009. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2009 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Cape May Water & Sewer U draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Lower Twp MUA. 3 other community water systems buy water from Cape May Water & Sewer U.
Buys water from
- Lower Twp MUA Villas, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cape May Point Boro Wate Cape May Point, NJ
- Lower Twp MUA Villas, NJ
- West Cape May Water Dept West Cape May, NJ
Annual water quality report
Cape May Water & Sewer U 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