Public water system · NJ0405303
ActiveThe Red Barn Bookstore
At a glance
The Red Barn Bookstore (PWSID NJ0405303) is an active transient non-community water system in Camden County, New Jersey. It reports serving 506 people through 1 service connection. 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 July 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
506
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Red Barn Bookstore compare with other water systems in Camden County?
By EPA's size categories, The Red Barn Bookstore is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Camden County has 101 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,795 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 282,295 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 The Red Barn Bookstore is about 3.5 times 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 The Red Barn Bookstore?
EPA lists The Red Barn Bookstore 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. 75 of the 101 active systems in Camden County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does The Red Barn Bookstore have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and July 2005. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | 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 |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
The Red Barn Bookstore: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Red Barn Bookstore?
The Red Barn Bookstore (PWSID NJ0405303) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does The Red Barn Bookstore serve?
The Red Barn Bookstore reports serving 506 people through 1 service connection in Camden County, New Jersey.
Where does The Red Barn Bookstore 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 The Red Barn Bookstore 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 July 2005. 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 The Red Barn Bookstore'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 July 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Red Barn Bookstore's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Red Barn Bookstore 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 Camden County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchantville Pennsauken | Camden | 47,144 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Camden | Camden | 46,585 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Aqua Nj - Blackwood | Camden | 44,396 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Winslow Twp Dmu | Camden | 39,174 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Collingswood Water Depar | Camden | 24,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berlin Water Department | Camden | 12,991 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “The Red Barn Bookstore, PWSID NJ0405303, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/the-red-barn-bookstore-nj0405303 (data as of October 1, 2026).