Public water system · NJ0504344
ActiveMarges Diner
At a glance
Marges Diner (PWSID NJ0504344) is an active transient non-community water system in Cape May County, New Jersey. It reports serving 65 people through 2 service connections. 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 March 1982.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
65
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Marges Diner compare with other water systems in Cape May County?
By EPA's size categories, Marges Diner is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cape May County has 161 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 537,655 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 Marges Diner is about half of 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 Marges Diner?
EPA lists Marges Diner 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. 142 of the 161 active systems in Cape May County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Marges Diner have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in March 1982. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Marges Diner: frequently asked questions
Who runs Marges Diner?
Marges Diner (PWSID NJ0504344) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Marges Diner serve?
Marges Diner reports serving 65 people through 2 service connections in Cape May County, New Jersey.
Where does Marges Diner 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 Marges Diner 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 March 1982. 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 Marges Diner'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 March 1982. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Marges Diner's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Marges Diner 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 Cape May County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood City Water Department | Cape May | 218,472 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nj American Water - Ocean City | Cape May | 127,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities | Cape May | 39,839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape May Water & Sewer U | Cape May | 35,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stone Harbor Water Dept | Cape May | 30,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sea Isle City Water Department | Cape May | 15,800 | 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, “Marges Diner, PWSID NJ0504344, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/marges-diner-nj0504344 (data as of October 1, 2026).