Public water system · NJ0327001
ActiveNj American Water - Western
At a glance
Nj American Water - Western (PWSID NJ0327001) is an active community water system serving Burlington and Camden counties, New Jersey. It reports serving 274,291 people through 103,898 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
274,291
Service connections
103,898
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Nj American Water - Western compare with other water systems in New Jersey?
By EPA's size categories, Nj American Water - Western is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). 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 - Western is about 41 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 29 New Jersey systems (0.8%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Nj American Water - Western?
EPA lists Nj American Water - Western 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.
Does Nj American Water - Western have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and July 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-17 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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 - Western: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nj American Water - Western?
Nj American Water - Western (PWSID NJ0327001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Nj American Water - Western serve?
Nj American Water - Western reports serving 274,291 people through 103,898 service connections in Burlington and Camden counties, New Jersey.
Where does Nj American Water - Western get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Nj American Water - Western 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 July 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 Nj American Water - Western'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 July 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 Nj American Water - Western's water quality report?
As a community water system, Nj American Water - Western 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 Burlington County(the first county EPA lists for this system)
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nj American Water - Mount Holly | Burlington | 47,427 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Evesham Mua | Burlington | 45,538 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mt Laurel Twp Mua | Burlington | 41,743 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Willingboro Mua | Burlington | 35,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Burlington Twp W Dept | Burlington | 27,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Moorestown Water Dept | Burlington | 20,700 | 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, “Nj American Water - Western, PWSID NJ0327001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/nj-american-water-western-nj0327001 (data as of October 1, 2026).