Public water system · NJ0424001

Active

Merchantville Pennsauken

At a glance

Merchantville Pennsauken (PWSID NJ0424001) is an active community water system in Camden County, New Jersey. It reports serving 47,144 people through 15,010 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

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

Population served

47,144

Service connections

15,010

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ0424001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served47,144

Service connections15,010

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedCamden City-0408

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyCamden County

How does Merchantville Pennsauken compare with other water systems in Camden County?

By EPA's size categories, Merchantville Pennsauken is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Camden County has 101 active public water systems, and Merchantville Pennsauken is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17 times the county average of 2,795 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 282,295 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Merchantville Pennsauken is about 7 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Jersey has 582 active community water systems, 17% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 128 New Jersey systems (3.7%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Merchantville Pennsauken?

EPA lists Merchantville Pennsauken 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. 24 of the 101 active systems in Camden County (24%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Merchantville Pennsauken have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and August 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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
2025-08-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2023-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2023-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2023-10-25	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	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.

Merchantville Pennsauken: frequently asked questions

Who runs Merchantville Pennsauken?

Merchantville Pennsauken (PWSID NJ0424001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Merchantville Pennsauken serve?

Merchantville Pennsauken reports serving 47,144 people through 15,010 service connections in Camden County, New Jersey.

Where does Merchantville Pennsauken get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Merchantville Pennsauken have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. 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 Merchantville Pennsauken'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Merchantville Pennsauken's water quality report?

As a community water system, Merchantville Pennsauken must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Camden County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Camden	Camden	46,585	Community	Purchased surface water
Aqua Nj - Blackwood	Camden	44,396	Community	Purchased surface water
Winslow Twp Dmu	Camden	39,174	Community	Purchased surface water
Collingswood Water Depar	Camden	24,500	Community	Groundwater
Berlin Water Department	Camden	12,991	Community	Purchased surface water
Gloucester City W Dept	Camden	12,460	Community	Groundwater

Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.

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, “Merchantville Pennsauken, PWSID NJ0424001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/merchantville-pennsauken-nj0424001 (data as of October 1, 2026).