Noncommunity Water System
Source Water Assessment Reports
Source Water Assessment Reports identify the vulnerability
of public water system sources (wells and surface water
intakes) to potential contamination. All source water
assessments were performed by the DEP in cooperation
with the US Geological Survey. Each water source received
a susceptibility rating of high, medium, or low for each
of the following contaminant categories:
While these assessments identify the
potential for a drinking water source to become contaminated,
having a high susceptibility to contamination does not
mean you are drinking contaminated water. New Jersey’s
drinking water quality is very good and public water
systems are continually monitored to ensure compliance
with State and Federal drinking water standards. If a
drinking water source is susceptible to contamination,
there are programs in place to address possible risks
and protect public health.
The DEP developed two versions of a Source Water Assessment
Report for the noncommunity water systems. The first
report, the Noncommunity Water System Source Water Assessment
Report, is specific for the individual water system.
The Noncommunity Water System Source Water Assessment
Report includes an overview of the program, source susceptibility
ratings to the eight potential contaminant categories,
an individual explanatory variable inventory, and a source
water assessment map. A total of 3239 Noncommunity Water
System Source Water Assessment Reports were developed,
one for each noncommunity water system in New Jersey
at the time the assessments were performed.
The second type of Noncommunity Source Water Assessment
Report the DEP developed is the Municipality Noncommunity
Source Water Assessment Report. A Municipality Noncommunity
Source Water Assessment Report incorporates all of the
noncommunity water system source water assessment information
within each municipality. The first three sections of
this report contain general SWAP information such as
background information on drinking water systems, an
overview of the SWAP, and the SWAP steps. The fourth
section contains the smaller individual Noncommunity
Water System Source Water Assessment Reports for the
systems within the municipality. The report also contains
appendices that include a source water assessment area
map, susceptibility rating scheme, technical resources,
and contact information. The Department decided to develop
the municipality-based report to assist municipalities
and local planning officials in planning decisions and
source water protection efforts. A total of 296 Municipality
Noncommunity Source Water Assessment Reports were developed,
one for each municipality in the State that contains
at least one noncommunity water system.
The Noncommunity Water System Source
Water Assessment Reports can be accessed through
the following two links:
If you have questions, please select
the “Contact SWAP” link
to the left of this screen.
Additional
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