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Firm Foundation Academy

At a glance

Firm Foundation Academy (PWSID NJ0105398) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 83 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

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

Population served

83

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ0105398
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served83
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program
City servedBuena Vista Twp-0105
StateNew Jersey
ZIP—
CountyAtlantic County

How does Firm Foundation Academy compare with other water systems in Atlantic County?

By EPA's size categories, Firm Foundation Academy 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Firm Foundation Academy is well below 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 Firm Foundation Academy?

EPA lists Firm Foundation Academy 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 Firm Foundation Academy have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2018 and January 2026. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2026-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2021-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2021-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2020-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2019-10-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2019-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931NoResolved
2019-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946NoResolved
2019-01-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931NoResolved
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946NoResolved
2018-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

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.

Firm Foundation Academy: frequently asked questions

Who runs Firm Foundation Academy?

Firm Foundation Academy (PWSID NJ0105398) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Firm Foundation Academy serve?

Firm Foundation Academy reports serving 83 people through 1 service connection in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Where does Firm Foundation Academy 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 Firm Foundation Academy have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Firm Foundation Academy'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Firm Foundation Academy's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Firm Foundation Academy 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 Atlantic County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Atlantic City MuaAtlantic152,415CommunitySurface water
Nj American Water - Atlantic CountyAtlantic120,146CommunityGroundwater
Margate City Water DepartmentAtlantic23,500CommunityGroundwater
Ventnor City Water & Sewer UtilityAtlantic22,150CommunityGroundwater
Hamilton Township MuaAtlantic21,720CommunityGroundwater
Brigantine Water DepartmentAtlantic14,450CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Firm Foundation Academy, PWSID NJ0105398, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/firm-foundation-academy-nj0105398 (data as of October 1, 2026).