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Salem County, New Jersey

Water Systems
105
Population Served
68,202
Total Violations
5,511
1,020 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

96.2%
Systems with Violations
52.5
Avg Violations per System
18.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (46%)
SW
2 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Salem New Jersey water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
NJ American Water - Penns Grove 14,406 43 Detected
Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart. 13,500 556 Detected
NJ American Water - Salem City 6,199 274 Detected
Woodstown Water Department 4,455 206 Clean
John Fenwick Rest Stop 3,109 140 -
Wawa #446 1,820 12 -
Elmer Boro W Dept 1,385 40 -
Acme Markets Inc #7920 1,290 98 -
Harding Woods MHP 1,276 182 -
Pseg Hope Creek Generating Station 1,025 32 -
Schalick High School 750 9 -
Heritages Store No 34 602 1 -
Creativity Co Laboratory Charter School 527 18 -
Salem Generating Station 525 79 -
Cowtown Bawl Inc 505 4 -
Four Seasons Campground 504 17 -
Parvin State Park - Office/Beach System 502 27 -
Salem County Fairgrounds 501 14 -
Wendys Restaurant 493 4 -
The Chemours Company Fc LLC 490 279 -
Pittsgrove Twp Middle School 485 12 -
Olivet Elementary School 477 11 -
Alloway Twp Elementary School 466 9 -
Upper Pittsgrove Elem School 435 9 -
Quinton Twp Elem School 430 20 -
Elmer Swim Club Inc 404 29 -
Four Seasons Cg - #1 400 52 -
Upper Pittsgrove Dd LLC 393 2 -
Country Food Express 365 0 -
Parvin State Park - Jaggers Point 336 66 -
Four Seasons Campground Well No. 6 325 51 -
Point 40 Diner 310 7 -
Tall Pines Camp Grounds 308 45 -
Tall Pines Campground Inc 308 16 -
Tall Pines Cg - Well 4 308 18 -
Buds Market 308 30 -
Pseg Learning and Development Center 300 6 -
Holly Tree Acres System 1 300 149 -
Country Club Estates 300 137 -
Dollar General# 22909 262 0 -
Big Oak Rehab 259 305 -
Tall Pines Campground Inc 258 80 -
Sunoco #2315 255 31 -
Camp Theodore Roosevelt (Chero 250 40 -
Picnic Grove Mobile Homes 250 175 -
Norma Elementary School 240 19 -
Lower Alloways Creek Sch 233 7 -
Parvin State Park - Island Point 208 41 -
Anderson's Country Store 203 65 -
Buds Market 200 13 -

Other Counties in New Jersey

Bergen County
49 systems · 1,133,521 served · 6,905 violations
Essex County
25 systems · 889,677 served · 4,186 violations
Union County
7 systems · 778,855 served · 855 violations
Ocean County
214 systems · 721,554 served · 10,195 violations
Monmouth County
285 systems · 715,264 served · 9,403 violations
Burlington County
293 systems · 674,987 served · 19,188 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Salem County? ▼
Salem County has 5,511 total drinking water violations across 105 water systems, of which 1,020 are health-based violations. 96.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Salem County systems? ▼
Water systems in Salem County serve approximately 68,202 people through 105 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Salem County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Salem County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Salem County? ▼
Water systems in Salem County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 18.5% of Salem County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.