Public water system · NJ0101301
ActiveEmpire Inn & Suites
At a glance
Empire Inn & Suites (PWSID NJ0101301) is an active transient non-community water system in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 104 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1980.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
104
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Empire Inn & Suites compare with other water systems in Atlantic County?
By EPA's size categories, Empire Inn & Suites 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 Empire Inn & Suites is about 28% 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 Empire Inn & Suites?
EPA lists Empire Inn & Suites 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 Empire Inn & Suites have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1980. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Empire Inn & Suites: frequently asked questions
Who runs Empire Inn & Suites?
Empire Inn & Suites (PWSID NJ0101301) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Empire Inn & Suites serve?
Empire Inn & Suites reports serving 104 people through 1 service connection in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Where does Empire Inn & Suites 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 Empire Inn & Suites have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1980. 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 Empire Inn & Suites' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1980. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Empire Inn & Suites' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Empire Inn & Suites 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, “Empire Inn & Suites, PWSID NJ0101301, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/empire-inn-suites-nj0101301 (data as of October 1, 2026).