Public water system · NJ0504301
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At a glance
Dennis Twp Board of Education (PWSID NJ0504301) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cape May County, New Jersey. It reports serving 910 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
910
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dennis Twp Board of Education compare with other water systems in Cape May County?
By EPA's size categories, Dennis Twp Board of Education is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cape May County has 161 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,340 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 537,655 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Dennis Twp Board of Education is about twice that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New Jersey has 637 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Dennis Twp Board of Education?
EPA lists Dennis Twp Board of Education 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. 18 of the 161 active systems in Cape May County (11%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Dennis Twp Board of Education have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Dennis Twp Board of Education: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dennis Twp Board of Education?
Dennis Twp Board of Education (PWSID NJ0504301) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Dennis Twp Board of Education serve?
Dennis Twp Board of Education reports serving 910 people through 1 service connection in Cape May County, New Jersey.
Where does Dennis Twp Board of Education 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 Dennis Twp Board of Education have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Dennis Twp Board of Education'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dennis Twp Board of Education's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dennis Twp Board of Education is a non-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 Cape May County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood City Water Department | Cape May | 218,472 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nj American Water - Ocean City | Cape May | 127,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities | Cape May | 39,839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape May Water & Sewer U | Cape May | 35,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stone Harbor Water Dept | Cape May | 30,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sea Isle City Water Department | Cape May | 15,800 | 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, “Dennis Twp Board of Education, PWSID NJ0504301, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/dennis-twp-board-of-education-nj0504301 (data as of October 1, 2026).