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Community Water System · PWS NJ0329006

NJ American Water - Sunbury

Delran, New Jersey 08075 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 888 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

888
People served
125
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 125 drinking-water violations at NJ American Water - Sunbury, 1% of them health-based - above the New Jersey per-system average.

125
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
888
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: NJ American Water - Sunbury

NJ American Water - Sunbury is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 888 residents in Delran, New Jersey (Burlington County) through 334 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 125 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 117 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 63 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New Jersey, EPA tracks 3,428 public water systems serving 9,570,926 people, with 204,988 cumulative violations and 22,229 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 59.8 violations. Statewide, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%).

NJ American Water - Sunbury's 125 violations sit above the New Jersey average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
888
Total Violations
125
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
334
County
Burlington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
117
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 63 1995
Mercury MR 5 2002
Arsenic MR 5 2002
Chromium MR 5 2002
Barium MR 5 2002
Cadmium MR 5 2002
Selenium MR 5 2002
Nitrate MR 4 1995
Fluoride MR 3 1993
CYANIDE MR 3 2002
Antimony, Total MR 3 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2002
Thallium, Total MR 3 2002
Nickel MR 3 2002
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1993
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1994
Ethylbenzene MR 1 2002

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for NJ American Water - Sunbury.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NJ0329006 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Jersey Drinking Water Authority

NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects NJ American Water - Sunbury under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NJ regulator portal

Source: NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 7000
2002 Mercury MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1035
2002 Arsenic MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1005
2002 Chromium MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1020
2002 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1010
2002 Cadmium MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1015
2002 Selenium MR 5 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1045
2002 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1024
2002 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1074
2002 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1075
2002 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1085
2002 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1036
2002 Ethylbenzene MR 1 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 2992
1995 Coliform (TCR) MR 63 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 3100
1995 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / NJ0329006 / 1040

How NJ American Water - Sunbury Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric NJ American Water - Sunbury New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 125 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 78.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 888 2,792 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,428 regulated public water systems in New Jersey.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is NJ American Water - Sunbury water safe to drink? ▼
NJ American Water - Sunbury (PWS ID: NJ0329006) has 125 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 888 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does NJ American Water - Sunbury serve? ▼
NJ American Water - Sunbury serves 888 people in Delran, New Jersey. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 334 service connections.
What type of violations does NJ American Water - Sunbury have? ▼
NJ American Water - Sunbury has 125 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 117 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in NJ American Water - Sunbury water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for NJ American Water - Sunbury under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does NJ American Water - Sunbury use? ▼
NJ American Water - Sunbury 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.