Is PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN's water safe to drink?
PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 12,378 people get their water from it, across 4,070 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN ranks 1,537th by violation burden (88th percentile) - 208 violations total, 12 health-baseds.
How PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN compares within NJ
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN carries 12, 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 PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN is from 2025-10-09 (health-based: 2022-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN'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
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Cadmium; 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 this data is and is not
PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN'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. Between the utility's meter and PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,537th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.