Public water system · NJ1213353
ActiveMake A Wish
At a glance
Make A Wish (PWSID NJ1213353) is an active transient non-community water system in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It reports serving 88 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
88
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Make A Wish compare with other water systems in Middlesex County?
By EPA's size categories, Make A Wish is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Middlesex County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,870 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 715,306 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 Make A Wish is about 39% 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 Make A Wish?
EPA lists Make A Wish 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. 21 of the 36 active systems in Middlesex County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Make A Wish have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Make A Wish: frequently asked questions
Who runs Make A Wish?
Make A Wish (PWSID NJ1213353) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Make A Wish serve?
Make A Wish reports serving 88 people through 1 service connection in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Where does Make A Wish 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 Make A Wish have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. 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 Make A Wish'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Make A Wish's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Make A Wish 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 Middlesex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Water Company | Middlesex | 233,376 | Community | Surface water |
| Old Bridge Mua | Middlesex | 68,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| New Brunswick W Dept | Middlesex | 55,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Perth Amboy Water Department | Middlesex | 52,328 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| East Brunswick Water Utility | Middlesex | 49,715 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| South Brunswick Twp W Di | Middlesex + 1 more | 45,450 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Make A Wish, PWSID NJ1213353, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/make-a-wish-nj1213353 (data as of October 1, 2026).