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Community Water System · PWS NJ0805003

Malaga Villa Apartments

Summit, New Jersey 07901 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
497
EPA violations
66
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 497 drinking-water violations at Malaga Villa Apartments, 13% of them health-based - above the New Jersey per-system average.

497
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Malaga Villa Apartments

Malaga Villa Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Summit, New Jersey (Gloucester County) through 48 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 497 total violations for this system , of which 66 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 418 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 34 violations (MCL, health-based). 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, 172 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (65.2%).

Malaga Villa Apartments's 497 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
100
Total Violations
497
Health-Based Violations
66
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
48
County
Gloucester
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
66
Monitoring Violations
418
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 34 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 27 2017
Nitrate MR 24 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 2019
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 16 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 16 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 16 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 16 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 16 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 16 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 16 2020
Benzene MR 16 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 13 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 13 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 13 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 13 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 13 2020
Toluene MR 13 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 13 2020
Styrene MR 13 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 13 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 13 2020
Combined Uranium MR 12 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 9 2020
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 9 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2024
Nitrate MCL 5 2016

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 Malaga Villa Apartments.

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 NJ0805003 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 Malaga Villa Apartments 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 8000
2020 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2969
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2976
2020 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2977
2020 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2980
2020 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2981
2020 Carbon tetrachloride MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2982
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2984
2020 Benzene MR 16 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2990
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 13 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2380
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 13 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2955
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 13 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2979
2020 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 13 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2983
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 13 SDWIS / NJ0805003 / 2985

How Malaga Villa Apartments Compares

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

Metric Malaga Villa Apartments New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 497 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 66 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 65.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 100 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 Malaga Villa Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Malaga Villa Apartments (PWS ID: NJ0805003) has 497 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Malaga Villa Apartments serve? ▼
Malaga Villa Apartments serves 100 people in Summit, New Jersey. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 48 service connections.
What type of violations does Malaga Villa Apartments have? ▼
Malaga Villa Apartments has 497 total violations: 66 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 418 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Malaga Villa Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Malaga Villa Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Malaga Villa Apartments use? ▼
Malaga Villa Apartments 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.