Westville Water Department

PWSID: NJ0821001

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2024-03-31.

This system has more violations on record than 86% of water systems in New Jersey.

Violation trend: 3.4 per year over the last 5 years, up from 2.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served6,000
Service Connections1,850
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityWestville
EPA ZIP on File08093

Areas Served

  • Gloucester County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)2.2500 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.7580 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.6660 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.3750 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0079 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0056 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0056 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0042 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0021 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
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 (32 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2024-03-31Returned to Compliance
5000MR2024-03-31Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-11-26Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-11-26Returned to Compliance
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000TT2022-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000TT2022-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000TT2022-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000MR2021-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000TT2020-08-22YesReturned to Compliance
2456MR2019-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2019-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2019-01-01Returned to Compliance
0999MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000TT2018-04-01YesReturned to Compliance
1035MR2017-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2015-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2015-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Westville Water Department is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 6,000 in Westville, 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.