Public water system · NJ0108363
ActiveColonial Meadows Family Campground
At a glance
Colonial Meadows Family Campground (PWSID NJ0108363) is an active transient non-community water system in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 53 people through 143 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
53
Service connections
143
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Colonial Meadows Family Campground compare with other water systems in Atlantic County?
By EPA's size categories, Colonial Meadows Family Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Atlantic County has 195 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,320 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 452,313 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 Colonial Meadows Family Campground is about 63% 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 Colonial Meadows Family Campground?
EPA lists Colonial Meadows Family Campground as privately owned. 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. 164 of the 195 active systems in Atlantic County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Colonial Meadows Family Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and May 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-06 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Colonial Meadows Family Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Colonial Meadows Family Campground?
Colonial Meadows Family Campground (PWSID NJ0108363) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Colonial Meadows Family Campground serve?
Colonial Meadows Family Campground reports serving 53 people through 143 service connections in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Where does Colonial Meadows Family Campground 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 Colonial Meadows Family Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. 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 Colonial Meadows Family Campground'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Colonial Meadows Family Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Colonial Meadows Family Campground 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 Atlantic County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City Mua | Atlantic | 152,415 | Community | Surface water |
| Nj American Water - Atlantic County | Atlantic | 120,146 | Community | Groundwater |
| Margate City Water Department | Atlantic | 23,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ventnor City Water & Sewer Utility | Atlantic | 22,150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hamilton Township Mua | Atlantic | 21,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brigantine Water Department | Atlantic | 14,450 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Colonial Meadows Family Campground, PWSID NJ0108363, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/colonial-meadows-family-campground-nj0108363 (data as of October 1, 2026).