Public water system · NJ1112306
ActiveProfessor'S Hard Cider
At a glance
Professor'S Hard Cider (PWSID NJ1112306) is an active transient non-community water system in Mercer County, New Jersey. It reports serving 162 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
162
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Professor'S Hard Cider compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Professor'S Hard Cider 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Professor'S Hard Cider is about 13% above 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 Professor'S Hard Cider?
EPA lists Professor'S Hard Cider 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 Professor'S Hard Cider have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. By type: 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Professor'S Hard Cider: frequently asked questions
Who runs Professor'S Hard Cider?
Professor'S Hard Cider (PWSID NJ1112306) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Professor'S Hard Cider serve?
Professor'S Hard Cider reports serving 162 people through 1 service connection in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Where does Professor'S Hard Cider 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 Professor'S Hard Cider have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it 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 Professor'S Hard Cider'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Professor'S Hard Cider's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Professor'S Hard Cider 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 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, “Professor'S Hard Cider, PWSID NJ1112306, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/professor-s-hard-cider-nj1112306 (data as of October 1, 2026).