Public water system · NJ1704302
ActiveLower Alloways Creek Sch
At a glance
Lower Alloways Creek Sch (PWSID NJ1704302) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Salem County, New Jersey. It reports serving 233 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1998.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
233
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lower Alloways Creek Sch compare with other water systems in Salem County?
By EPA's size categories, Lower Alloways Creek Sch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Salem County has 105 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 650 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 68,278 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 Lower Alloways Creek Sch is about half of 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 Lower Alloways Creek Sch?
EPA lists Lower Alloways Creek Sch 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. 20 of the 105 active systems in Salem County (19%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Lower Alloways Creek Sch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1998. The violations listed here began between April 1980 and April 1998. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-02 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1982-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1980-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Lower Alloways Creek Sch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lower Alloways Creek Sch?
Lower Alloways Creek Sch (PWSID NJ1704302) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Lower Alloways Creek Sch serve?
Lower Alloways Creek Sch reports serving 233 people through 1 service connection in Salem County, New Jersey.
Where does Lower Alloways Creek Sch 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 Lower Alloways Creek Sch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1998. 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 Lower Alloways Creek Sch'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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1998. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lower Alloways Creek Sch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lower Alloways Creek Sch 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 Salem County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nj American Water - Penns Grove | Salem | 14,406 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart. | Salem | 13,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nj American Water - Salem City | Salem | 6,199 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woodstown Water Department | Salem | 4,455 | Community | Groundwater |
| John Fenwick Rest Stop | Salem | 3,109 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wawa #446 | Salem | 1,820 | 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, “Lower Alloways Creek Sch, PWSID NJ1704302, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/lower-alloways-creek-sch-nj1704302 (data as of October 1, 2026).