Public water system · NJ1006325

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Los Chilitos

At a glance

Los Chilitos (PWSID NJ1006325) is an active transient non-community water system in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It reports serving 43 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 June 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1006325

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served43

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedClinton Twp.-1006

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyHunterdon County

How does Los Chilitos compare with other water systems in Hunterdon County?

By EPA's size categories, Los Chilitos is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hunterdon County has 293 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 313 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 91,772 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 Los Chilitos is well 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 Los Chilitos?

EPA lists Los Chilitos 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. 229 of the 293 active systems in Hunterdon County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Los Chilitos have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and June 2024. By type: 5 reporting, 5 monitoring and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-06-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-12-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-11-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-11-05	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-07	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	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.

Los Chilitos: frequently asked questions

Who runs Los Chilitos?

Los Chilitos (PWSID NJ1006325) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Los Chilitos serve?

Los Chilitos reports serving 43 people through 1 service connection in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Where does Los Chilitos 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 Los Chilitos 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 June 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 Los Chilitos' 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 June 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Los Chilitos' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Los Chilitos 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 Hunterdon County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Clinton Water Dept	Hunterdon	12,500	Community	Groundwater
Flemington Water Department	Hunterdon	4,581	Community	Groundwater
Veolia Water New Jersey Lambertville	Hunterdon	3,960	Community	Surface water
Washington Twp Mua-Hager	Hunterdon + 1 more	3,458	Community	Groundwater
High Bridge W Dept	Hunterdon	3,300	Community	Groundwater
State of Nj Spruce Run Recreat	Hunterdon	2,800	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, “Los Chilitos, PWSID NJ1006325, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/los-chilitos-nj1006325 (data as of October 1, 2026).