Public water system · NJ1106398
ActivePennington Point West
At a glance
Pennington Point West (PWSID NJ1106398) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Mercer County, New Jersey. It reports serving 76 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
76
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pennington Point West compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Pennington Point West is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mercer County has 97 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 323,956 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pennington Point West is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New Jersey has 637 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Pennington Point West?
EPA lists Pennington Point West 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. 74 of the 97 active systems in Mercer County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Pennington Point West have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and August 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-07 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-12-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Pennington Point West: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pennington Point West?
Pennington Point West (PWSID NJ1106398) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Pennington Point West serve?
Pennington Point West reports serving 76 people through 2 service connections in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Where does Pennington Point West 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 Pennington Point West have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. 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 Pennington Point West'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pennington Point West's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pennington Point West is a non-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 Mercer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Water Works | Mercer | 217,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Nj - Hamilton Square | Mercer | 39,128 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Windsor Mua | Mercer | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Nj - Lawrence | Mercer | 8,655 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hightstown Water Department | Mercer | 5,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pennington Shop-Rite | Mercer | 3,663 | Non-transient non-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, “Pennington Point West, PWSID NJ1106398, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/pennington-point-west-nj1106398 (data as of October 1, 2026).