Collings Lake Elementary School

PWSID: NJ0105315

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2024-01-01.

This system has more violations on record than 70% of water systems in New Jersey.

Violation trend: 1.6 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served306
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityBuena Vista
EPA ZIP on File08094
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Atlantic County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)3.2200 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)3.1700 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0180 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0172 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0120 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0090 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0051 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0047 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0027 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 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
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 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
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 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

Violation History (13 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2024-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2024-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-07-01Acknowledged
5000MR2020-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR1994-01-02Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Collings Lake Elementary School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 306 in Buena Vista, 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.