CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U: EPA violation history, explained
CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 35,000 people get their water from it, across 3,673 connections.
How this compares nationally
CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U has 36 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,129th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 84th percentile nationally.
How CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U compares within NJ
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U carries 9, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2024-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 9 health-based violations on file for CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.