Public water system · NJ1704300
ActiveSalem Generating Station
At a glance
Salem Generating Station (PWSID NJ1704300) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Salem County, New Jersey. It reports serving 525 people through 3 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
525
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Salem Generating Station compare with other water systems in Salem County?
By EPA's size categories, Salem Generating Station is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Salem County has 105 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% below the county average of 650 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Salem Generating Station is about 22% above 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 Salem Generating Station?
EPA lists Salem Generating Station 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 Salem Generating Station have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2025 and October 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, o-Dichlorobenzene and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 12 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
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.
Salem Generating Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Salem Generating Station?
Salem Generating Station (PWSID NJ1704300) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Salem Generating Station serve?
Salem Generating Station reports serving 525 people through 3 service connections in Salem County, New Jersey.
Where does Salem Generating Station 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 Salem Generating Station 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 October 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 Salem Generating Station'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Salem Generating Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salem Generating Station 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 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 |
| Nj American Water - Salem City | Salem | 6,199 | 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 |
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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, “Salem Generating Station, PWSID NJ1704300, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/salem-generating-station-nj1704300 (data as of October 1, 2026).