Public Water Partners

PENNINGTON, NJ · Mercer County

PENNINGTON W DEPT Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

PENNINGTON W DEPT must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 2 items for PENNINGTON W DEPT that are open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace New Jersey’s official records. Always confirm current status with New Jersey before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
NJ1108001
System type
Community Water System
Population served
2,600
Service connections
968
Ownership
local government
Water source
groundwater (wells)

PENNINGTON W DEPT is one of 174 community water systems in New Jersey in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, serving 2,600 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 168 entries between 1996 and 2024, of which 2 remain open; none are health-based.

Of the 168, 167 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves volatile organic chemicals, the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, and the Total Coliform Rules.

Violation history

  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)

    E. COLI

    September 3, 2024

    Unaddressed
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    October 1, 2020 – November 15, 2020

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2020

    Unaddressed
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    January 1, 2020 – February 15, 2020

    Resolved
  • Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    November 11, 2019 – November 29, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    July 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019

    Resolved
  • Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    September 11, 2018 – September 17, 2018

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 19, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2013 – September 18, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    October 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    October 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    October 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    July 1, 2000 – September 30, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    July 1, 2000 – September 30, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    July 1, 2000 – September 30, 2000

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    January 1, 1998 – March 31, 1998

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 1998 – March 31, 1998

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    October 1, 1996 – December 31, 1996

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    October 1, 1996 – December 31, 1996

    Resolved

Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetResolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is PENNINGTON W DEPT required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. PENNINGTON W DEPT is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is PENNINGTON W DEPT’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

PENNINGTON W DEPT’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does PENNINGTON W DEPT have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 2 items for PENNINGTON W DEPT that are open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

SMITH, RICHARD

609-737-9440

PENNINGTON, NJ 08534