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Camp Hope - Main Well

At a glance

Camp Hope - Main Well (PWSID NJ1615357) is an active transient non-community water system in Passaic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 111 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

111

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1615357

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served111

Service connections8

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedWest Milford Twp.-1615

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyPassaic County

How does Camp Hope - Main Well compare with other water systems in Passaic County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Hope - Main Well is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Passaic County has 149 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,267 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 486,758 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Jersey, the 3,496 active systems average 2,750 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Camp Hope - Main Well is about 23% below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Jersey has 2,277 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,313 New Jersey systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Camp Hope - Main Well?

EPA lists Camp Hope - Main Well as owned by a local government. The NJ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 36 of the 149 active systems in Passaic County (24%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Camp Hope - Main Well have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and May 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-05-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-05-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-05-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-05-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-05-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1999-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1995-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1994-01-02	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 11 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Camp Hope - Main Well: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Hope - Main Well?

Camp Hope - Main Well (PWSID NJ1615357) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Hope - Main Well serve?

Camp Hope - Main Well reports serving 111 people through 8 service connections in Passaic County, New Jersey.

Where does Camp Hope - Main Well get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Camp Hope - Main Well have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Camp Hope - Main Well's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Hope - Main Well's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Hope - Main Well is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Passaic County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Passaic Valley Water Commission	Passaic	310,483	Community	Surface water
Township of Wayne	Passaic	55,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Manchester Utilities Authority	Passaic	12,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Pompton Lakes Mua	Passaic	11,435	Community	Groundwater
Nj American Water - Little Falls	Passaic	11,247	Community	Purchased surface water
Totowa W Dept	Passaic	10,804	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Camp Hope - Main Well, PWSID NJ1615357, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/camp-hope-main-well-nj1615357 (data as of October 1, 2026).