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First Hope Bank

At a glance

First Hope Bank (PWSID NJ2104344) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Warren County, New Jersey. It reports serving 127 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

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

Population served

127

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ2104344

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served127

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedBlairstown Twp.-2104

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyWarren County

How does First Hope Bank compare with other water systems in Warren County?

By EPA's size categories, First Hope Bank is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Warren County has 219 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,491 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 326,592 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 First Hope Bank 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 First Hope Bank?

EPA lists First Hope Bank 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. 177 of the 219 active systems in Warren County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does First Hope Bank have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between December 2012 and December 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2024-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Archived
2022-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Archived
2021-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2017-12-15	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2014-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2012-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	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.

First Hope Bank: frequently asked questions

Who runs First Hope Bank?

First Hope Bank (PWSID NJ2104344) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does First Hope Bank serve?

First Hope Bank reports serving 127 people through 1 service connection in Warren County, New Jersey.

Where does First Hope Bank 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 First Hope Bank have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 First Hope Bank'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find First Hope Bank's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. First Hope Bank 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 Warren County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Nj American Water - Short Hills	Warren + 6 more	217,230	Community	Surface water
Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg	Warren	26,686	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Hackettstown Mua	Warren	22,000	Community	Groundwater
Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford	Warren	10,719	Community	Groundwater
Allamuchy Twp Water & Sewer	Warren	5,423	Community	Groundwater
Nj American Water - Belvidere	Warren	2,854	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, “First Hope Bank, PWSID NJ2104344, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/first-hope-bank-nj2104344 (data as of October 1, 2026).