Public water system · NJ0108386

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Somerset Cove Marine

At a glance

Somerset Cove Marine (PWSID NJ0108386) is an active transient non-community water system in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ0108386

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served26

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedEgg Harbor Twp-0108

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyAtlantic County

How does Somerset Cove Marine compare with other water systems in Atlantic County?

By EPA's size categories, Somerset Cove Marine is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Atlantic County has 195 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,320 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 452,313 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 Somerset Cove Marine is well below 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 Somerset Cove Marine?

EPA lists Somerset Cove Marine 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. 164 of the 195 active systems in Atlantic County (84%) are also privately owned.

Does Somerset Cove Marine have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and November 2023. By type: 3 required treatment not met, 2 reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2023-11-25	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2023-04-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-11-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-05-25	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1993-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Somerset Cove Marine: frequently asked questions

Who runs Somerset Cove Marine?

Somerset Cove Marine (PWSID NJ0108386) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Somerset Cove Marine serve?

Somerset Cove Marine reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Where does Somerset Cove Marine 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 Somerset Cove Marine have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. 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 Somerset Cove Marine'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 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Somerset Cove Marine's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Somerset Cove Marine 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 Atlantic County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Atlantic City Mua	Atlantic	152,415	Community	Surface water
Nj American Water - Atlantic County	Atlantic	120,146	Community	Groundwater
Margate City Water Department	Atlantic	23,500	Community	Groundwater
Ventnor City Water & Sewer Utility	Atlantic	22,150	Community	Groundwater
Hamilton Township Mua	Atlantic	21,720	Community	Groundwater
Brigantine Water Department	Atlantic	14,450	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, “Somerset Cove Marine, PWSID NJ0108386, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/somerset-cove-marine-nj0108386 (data as of October 1, 2026).