Public water system record
Pitman Water Department
Serves Pitman, Gloucester County, NJ · 7,896 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Pitman 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
- 5
Key facts
- Pitman Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 360 unknown out of 3,208 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
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Pitman Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (5 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 56 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 |
| 1990s | 4 | 12 |
| 2000s | 6 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2005, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1985 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Pitman Water Department between 2009 and 2025. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 6, 2023 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Oct 29, 2009 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Pitman Water Department draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from NJ American Water - Western.
Buys water from
- NJ American Water - Western Delran, NJ
Annual water quality report
Pitman 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.
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