Public water system · NJ1106396
ActiveIts Nutts
At a glance
Its Nutts (PWSID NJ1106396) is an active transient non-community water system in Mercer County, New Jersey. It reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Its Nutts compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Its Nutts is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mercer County has 97 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,340 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 323,956 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 Its Nutts is about 17% 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 Its Nutts?
EPA lists Its Nutts 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. 74 of the 97 active systems in Mercer County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Its Nutts have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between April 2002 and January 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Its Nutts: frequently asked questions
Who runs Its Nutts?
Its Nutts (PWSID NJ1106396) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Its Nutts serve?
Its Nutts reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Where does Its Nutts 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 Its Nutts have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Its Nutts' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Its Nutts' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Its Nutts 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 Mercer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Water Works | Mercer | 217,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Nj - Hamilton Square | Mercer | 39,128 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Windsor Mua | Mercer | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Nj - Lawrence | Mercer | 8,655 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hightstown Water Department | Mercer | 5,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pennington Shop-Rite | Mercer | 3,663 | Non-transient non-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, “Its Nutts, PWSID NJ1106396, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/its-nutts-nj1106396 (data as of October 1, 2026).