Is Hammonton Water Dept water safe to drink?

Hammonton Water Dept (PWS ID: NJ0113001) has 723 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 12,153 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Hammonton Water Dept serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that Hammonton Water Dept serves 12,153 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Hammonton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3,845 service connections. The operator address is listed in Hammonton, New Jersey.

What type of violations does Hammonton Water Dept have?

Hammonton Water Dept has 723 total violations: 147 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 566 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Hammonton Water Dept water?

No. Hammonton Water Dept was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does Hammonton Water Dept use?

Hammonton Water Dept uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Where does this data come from?

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Where does Hammonton Water Dept sit among U.S. public water systems?

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Hammonton Water Dept ranks #4,076 of 29,740 by people served, and #135 of 689 in New Jersey. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

How does Hammonton Water Dept's violation count compare nationally?

Hammonton Water Dept has 723 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Hammonton Water Dept. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

States → New Jersey

Community Water System · PWS NJ0113001

Hammonton Water Dept

Operator location Hammonton, New Jersey - larger served population (> 3,309) at 12,153 people served; 723 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

12,153
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems: 723
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 147
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share: No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected

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Hammonton Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

12,153 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 20% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #4,076 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Hammonton Water Dept sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (723), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (12,153; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 20% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#4,076 of 29,740
Population · /systems: #135 of 689
Population · NJ: 723
Total EPA violations on record: 20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

0/100

Hammonton Water Dept

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F

147

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

576

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Tested, none detected

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 3,845
County: Atlantic
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 144
Monitoring Violations: 566
Treatment Tech Violations: 3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MCL	90	2012
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MCL	37	2011
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	20	2020
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	19	2022
Trichloroethylene	MR	18	2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	18	2020
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	18	2020
Benzene	MR	18	2020
Toluene	MR	18	2020
Ethylbenzene	MR	18	2020
Styrene	MR	18	2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	18	2020
Xylenes, Total	MR	18	2020
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	18	2020
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	18	2020
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	18	2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	18	2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	18	2020
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	18	2020
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	18	2020
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	18	2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	18	2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	18	2020
Vinyl chloride	MR	18	2020
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MCL	16	2012
Combined Uranium	MR	15	2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	15	2022
Radium-228	MR	11	2022
Barium	MR	9	2004
Chromium	MR	9	2004

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Hammonton Water Dept has 723 recorded EPA violations, 98% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 2% carry more. 20% of this system's own violations are health-based (147 of 723), and it ranks #4,076 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

723 Higher than most more violations than 98% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Hammonton Water Dept plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Hammonton Water Dept. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
Hammonton Water Dept: 723 violations, 20% health-based (this system)
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFNA	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
ADONA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/3/2024	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/3/2024	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBA	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBS	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	9/3/2024	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTA	9/3/2024	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	9/3/2024	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/3/2024	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeS	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMPA	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/3/2024	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/3/2024	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTA	9/3/2024	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeS	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/3/2024	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBA	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/3/2024	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	9/3/2024	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	9/3/2024	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected

Population served record for Hammonton Water Dept

EPA SDWIS lists 12,153 people served and 3,845 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

EPA SDWIS · PWS NJ0113001 NJ primacy agency

Sources: EPA SDWIS · NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

723 violations · 12,153 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Hammonton Water Dept

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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

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