Church of St. William the Abbot

PWSID: NJ1319461

1 active health-based violation
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 5000. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 92% of water systems in New Jersey.

Violation trend: 9.4 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served650
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityHowell
EPA ZIP on File07731
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Monmouth County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)1.7600 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0006 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0005 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0003 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

2 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
3014MR2025-09-18 MajorOpen
5000TT2025-04-01YesOpen

Violation History (51 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2024-12-30Returned to Compliance
1005MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
1005MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2955MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2964MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2968MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2969MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2969MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2976MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2976MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2977MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2977MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2979MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2979MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2980MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2980MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2981MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2981MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2982MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2982MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2983MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2983MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2984MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2984MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2985MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2985MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2987MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2987MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2989MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2989MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2990MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2990MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2991MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2991MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2992MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2992MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2996MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2996MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
5000MR2020-12-30Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2019-05-11Returned to Compliance
3014MR2019-02-21 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000TT2018-10-07YesReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Church of St. William the Abbot is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 650 in Howell, New Jersey. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.