Public water system record
NJ American Water - Penns Grove
Serves Carneys Point and Penns Grove, Salem County, NJ · 14,406 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for NJ American Water - Penns Grove 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
- 2
Key facts
- NJ American Water - Penns Grove draws water from 6 wells.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 2,745 unknown out of 3,983 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for NJ American Water - Penns Grove go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
NJ American Water - Penns Grove draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from NJ American Water - Logan.
Buys water from
- NJ American Water - Logan Delran, NJ
Annual water quality report
NJ American Water - Penns Grove 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