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Picnic Grove Mobile Homes

Pittsgove, New Jersey 08079 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

250
People served
175
EPA violations
70
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 175 drinking-water violations at Picnic Grove Mobile Homes, 40% of them health-based - above the New Jersey per-system average.

175
Total EPA violations on record
40%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Picnic Grove Mobile Homes

Picnic Grove Mobile Homes is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 residents in Pittsgove, New Jersey (Salem County) through 100 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 175 total violations for this system , of which 70 (40%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 82 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Benzene, recorded in 43 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, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%).

Picnic Grove Mobile Homes's 175 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
250
Total Violations
175
Health-Based Violations
70
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
100
County
Salem
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
70
Monitoring Violations
82
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Benzene MCL 43 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 27 2011
Nitrate MR 17 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2024
Public Notice Other 5 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 2025
Combined Uranium MR 5 2025
Radium-226 MR 5 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 2025
Radium-228 MR 5 2025
Chromium MR 4 1988
Arsenic MR 4 1988
Selenium MR 4 1988
Barium MR 4 1988
Mercury MR 4 1988
Cadmium MR 4 1988
Fluoride MR 4 1988
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2019

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 Picnic Grove Mobile Homes.

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 NJ1710003 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 Picnic Grove Mobile Homes 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
2025 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 4000
2025 Combined Uranium MR 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 4006
2025 Radium-226 MR 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 4020
2025 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 4010
2025 Radium-228 MR 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 4030
2024 Nitrate MR 17 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 1040
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 5000
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 7000
2022 Benzene MCL 43 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 2990
2020 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 7500
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 8000
2011 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 27 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 4000
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 3100
1988 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 1020
1988 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / NJ1710003 / 1005

How Picnic Grove Mobile Homes Compares

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

Metric Picnic Grove Mobile Homes New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 175 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 70 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 250 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 Picnic Grove Mobile Homes water safe to drink? ▼
Picnic Grove Mobile Homes (PWS ID: NJ1710003) has 175 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 250 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Picnic Grove Mobile Homes serve? ▼
Picnic Grove Mobile Homes serves 250 people in Pittsgove, New Jersey. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 100 service connections.
What type of violations does Picnic Grove Mobile Homes have? ▼
Picnic Grove Mobile Homes has 175 total violations: 70 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Picnic Grove Mobile Homes water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Picnic Grove Mobile Homes under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Picnic Grove Mobile Homes use? ▼
Picnic Grove Mobile Homes 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.