Public water system · NJ1712001
ActiveNj American Water - Salem City
At a glance
Nj American Water - Salem City (PWSID NJ1712001) is an active community water system in Salem County, New Jersey. It reports serving 6,199 people through 1,816 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,199
Service connections
1,816
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Nj American Water - Salem City compare with other water systems in Salem County?
By EPA's size categories, Nj American Water - Salem City is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Salem County has 105 active public water systems, and Nj American Water - Salem City is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 9.5 times the county average of 650 people per system, and accounts for 9.1% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Nj American Water - Salem City is roughly in line with 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. 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 Nj American Water - Salem City?
EPA lists Nj American Water - Salem City 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. 80 of the 105 active systems in Salem County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Nj American Water - Salem City have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and January 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Chlorine, Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Styrene. EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | 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.
Nj American Water - Salem City: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nj American Water - Salem City?
Nj American Water - Salem City (PWSID NJ1712001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Nj American Water - Salem City serve?
Nj American Water - Salem City reports serving 6,199 people through 1,816 service connections in Salem County, New Jersey.
Where does Nj American Water - Salem City 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 Nj American Water - Salem City 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 January 2023. 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 Nj American Water - Salem City'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 January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nj American Water - Salem City's water quality report?
As a community water system, Nj American Water - Salem City 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Elmer Boro W Dept | Salem | 1,385 | 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, “Nj American Water - Salem City, PWSID NJ1712001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/nj-american-water-salem-city-nj1712001 (data as of October 1, 2026).