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Deptford Twp Mua

At a glance

Deptford Twp Mua (PWSID NJ0802001) is an active community water system in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It reports serving 30,561 people through 11,014 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 June 2025.

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

Population served

30,561

Service connections

11,014

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ0802001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served30,561

Service connections11,014

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedDeptford Twp.-0802

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyGloucester County

How does Deptford Twp Mua compare with other water systems in Gloucester County?

By EPA's size categories, Deptford Twp Mua is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Gloucester County has 182 active public water systems, and Deptford Twp Mua is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 19 times the county average of 1,628 people per system, and accounts for 10% of the 296,216 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Deptford Twp Mua is about 4.6 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Jersey has 582 active community water systems, 17% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 128 New Jersey systems (3.7%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Deptford Twp Mua?

EPA lists Deptford Twp Mua 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 182 active systems in Gloucester County (20%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Deptford Twp Mua have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and June 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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
2025-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
2025-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Archived
2022-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931	No	Resolved
2020-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Archived
2020-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	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.

Deptford Twp Mua: frequently asked questions

Who runs Deptford Twp Mua?

Deptford Twp Mua (PWSID NJ0802001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Deptford Twp Mua serve?

Deptford Twp Mua reports serving 30,561 people through 11,014 service connections in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Where does Deptford Twp Mua get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Deptford Twp Mua 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 June 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 Deptford Twp Mua'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 June 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Deptford Twp Mua's water quality report?

As a community water system, Deptford Twp Mua must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Gloucester County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Washington Township Mua	Gloucester	48,000	Community	Groundwater
Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority	Gloucester	26,179	Community	Purchased surface water
Glassboro Water Department	Gloucester	24,244	Community	Purchased surface water
West Deptford Twp Water Dept	Gloucester	22,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Mantua Township Mua	Gloucester	12,600	Community	Purchased surface water
Woodbury City W Dept	Gloucester	10,263	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, “Deptford Twp Mua, PWSID NJ0802001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/deptford-twp-mua-nj0802001 (data as of October 1, 2026).