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Community Water System · PWS NJ0329004

Pemberton Twp Dept Main

Operator location Pemberton, New Jersey - larger served population (> 3,309) at 12,378 people served; 505 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

12,378
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
505
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
33
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected
Follow published updates (RSS)

Pemberton Twp Dept Main standing, high SDWIS violation third

12,378 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #4,032 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Pemberton Twp Dept Main sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (505), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (12,378; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#4,032 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#133 of 689
Population · NJ
505
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

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

F
Water Safety Score
1/100
Pemberton Twp Dept Main

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
33
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
472
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
4,070
County
Burlington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
29
Monitoring Violations
451
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 18 2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 18 2020
E. COLI MR 16 2025
TTHM MR 16 2024
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2024
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 15 2024
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2024
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2024
Vinyl chloride MR 15 2024
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2024
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2024
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 2024
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 2024
Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 2024
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 2024
Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 2024
CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 2024
Xylenes, Total MR 15 2024
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 15 2024
Benzene MR 15 2024
Toluene MR 15 2024
Styrene MR 15 2024
Trichloroethylene MR 15 2024
Ethylbenzene MR 15 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2024
Radium-228 MR 8 2022
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 8 2022
Nitrate MR 7 2009

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Pemberton Twp Dept Main has 505 recorded EPA violations, 95% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 5% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (33 of 505), and it ranks #4,032 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)

505 Higher than most more violations than 95% 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

Pemberton Twp Dept Main 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.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Pemberton Twp Dept Main-505, 7%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 87 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
11Cl-PF3OUdS 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 10/27/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 10/27/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 10/27/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 10/27/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 10/27/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 10/27/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 10/27/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 10/27/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 10/27/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 10/27/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 10/27/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Pemberton Twp Dept Main

EPA SDWIS lists 12,378 people served and 4,070 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

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

Nationwide peers

505 violations · 12,378 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 Pemberton Twp Dept Main

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

  • See how every tracked system in New Jersey compares on the same EPA violation measures. New Jersey systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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