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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NJ1922384

Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4

Vernon, New Jersey 07461 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 705 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

705
People served
67
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 67 drinking-water violations at Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4, 27% of them health-based - above the New Jersey per-system average.

67
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
705
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4

Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 705 residents in Vernon, New Jersey (Sussex County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 67 total violations for this system , of which 18 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 46 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 35 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%).

Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4's 67 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
705
Total Violations
67
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Sussex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
46
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 35 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2015
Nitrate MR 8 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2017

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 Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4.

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 NJ1922384 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 Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 1040
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 35 SDWIS / NJ1922384 / 3100

How Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 Compares

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

Metric Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 67 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 705 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 Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 water safe to drink? ▼
Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 (PWS ID: NJ1922384) has 67 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 705 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 serve? ▼
Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 serves 705 people in Vernon, New Jersey. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 have? ▼
Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 has 67 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 46 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 use? ▼
Tall Timbers Campground Wells No. 3 & 4 uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.