Public water system · NJ1904304
ActivePanther Lake Cg - Office Well
At a glance
Panther Lake Cg - Office Well (PWSID NJ1904304) is an active transient non-community water system in Sussex County, New Jersey. It reports serving 295 people through 285 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
295
Service connections
285
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Panther Lake Cg - Office Well compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Panther Lake Cg - Office Well is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sussex County has 476 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% below the county average of 425 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 202,506 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 Panther Lake Cg - Office Well is about twice 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 Panther Lake Cg - Office Well?
EPA lists Panther Lake Cg - Office Well 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. 372 of the 476 active systems in Sussex County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Panther Lake Cg - Office Well have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between July 1992 and April 2016. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Panther Lake Cg - Office Well: frequently asked questions
Who runs Panther Lake Cg - Office Well?
Panther Lake Cg - Office Well (PWSID NJ1904304) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Panther Lake Cg - Office Well serve?
Panther Lake Cg - Office Well reports serving 295 people through 285 service connections in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Where does Panther Lake Cg - Office Well 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 Panther Lake Cg - Office Well have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Panther Lake Cg - Office Well'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Panther Lake Cg - Office Well's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Panther Lake Cg - Office Well 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 Sussex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk | Sussex | 17,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newton Water & Sewer Utility | Sussex | 8,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Hopatcong Water Dept | Sussex | 7,224 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sussex County Fairgrounds | Sussex | 6,246 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley | Sussex | 5,517 | Community | Groundwater |
| Franklin Bd of Public Works | Sussex | 5,500 | 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, “Panther Lake Cg - Office Well, PWSID NJ1904304, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/panther-lake-cg-office-well-nj1904304 (data as of October 1, 2026).