Public water system · NJ0504307
ActiveSea Grove Campground
At a glance
Sea Grove Campground (PWSID NJ0504307) is an active transient non-community water system in Cape May County, New Jersey. It reports serving 305 people through 194 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
305
Service connections
194
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sea Grove Campground compare with other water systems in Cape May County?
By EPA's size categories, Sea Grove Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cape May County has 161 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 537,655 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 Sea Grove Campground 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 Sea Grove Campground?
EPA lists Sea Grove Campground 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. 142 of the 161 active systems in Cape May County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Sea Grove Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between March 1982 and April 2021. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-06-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1982-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Sea Grove Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sea Grove Campground?
Sea Grove Campground (PWSID NJ0504307) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Sea Grove Campground serve?
Sea Grove Campground reports serving 305 people through 194 service connections in Cape May County, New Jersey.
Where does Sea Grove Campground 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 Sea Grove Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. 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 Sea Grove Campground'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sea Grove Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sea Grove Campground 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 Cape May County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood City Water Department | Cape May | 218,472 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nj American Water - Ocean City | Cape May | 127,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities | Cape May | 39,839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape May Water & Sewer U | Cape May | 35,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stone Harbor Water Dept | Cape May | 30,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sea Isle City Water Department | Cape May | 15,800 | 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, “Sea Grove Campground, PWSID NJ0504307, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/sea-grove-campground-nj0504307 (data as of October 1, 2026).