Public water system · NJ2105311
ActiveFranklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept
At a glance
Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept (PWSID NJ2105311) is an active transient non-community water system in Warren County, New Jersey. It reports serving 100 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept compare with other water systems in Warren County?
By EPA's size categories, Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept is about 31% 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 Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept?
EPA lists Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept 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. 28 of the 219 active systems in Warren County (13%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2004 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2010-01-04 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | 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.
Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept: frequently asked questions
Who runs Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept?
Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept (PWSID NJ2105311) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept serve?
Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Warren County, New Jersey.
Where does Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept 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 Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept 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 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, “Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Dept, PWSID NJ2105311, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/franklin-twp-volunteer-fire-dept-nj2105311 (data as of October 1, 2026).