Is NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY's water safe to drink?

NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 120,146 people get their water from it, across 41,318 connections.

How this compares nationally

NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY has 34 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 9,734th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 25th percentile nationally.

Against the NJ average

NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

What NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY's record does not cover

NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 34 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.