Is PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY's water safe to drink?
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 3,500, over 542 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY ranks 3,997th by violation burden (69th percentile) - 64 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the NJ average
Among the 270 NJ systems in this dataset, the average is 5.3 health-based violations - PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY's 4 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-12-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Mercury
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY's record does not cover
This is what PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY 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. Between the utility's meter and PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,997th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.