Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Not Met for the Merchantville Pennsauken Water Commission
Our water system violated drinking water requirements over the past year. Even though it is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct the situation.
For more information, please contact Richard Spafford at 856-663-0043 or 6751 Westfield Avenue in Pennsauken, NJ.
We are required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether our drinking water meets health standards. During the first quarter of 2024, we sampled for Total Trihalomethanes and Halocetic Acids in March instead of February as required. We completed all four quarterly monitoring tests; however the samples were taken late and the results were submitted to the State late.
The table below lists the contaminant(s) we did not properly monitor and report during the last year, how often and when we are supposed to sample, how many samples we are required to collect, how many samples we took, and if applicable, the date on which follow-up samples were (or will be) taken.
| Analyte | Required sampling frequency or sampling period | Number of samples required | Number of samples collected | When samples were taken |
| TTHMs | February | 4 | 4 | March |
| HAA5 | February | 4 | 4 | March |
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do. All water tests came back below NJDEP standards.
However, if you have specific health concerns, a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at higher risk than other individuals and should seek advice from your health care providers about drinking this water.
What is being done?
The quarterly sample was collected but was collected in March instead of February of 2024. All compliance schedules are being followed.
For more information, please contact Richard Spafford at 856-663-0043 or 6751 Westfield Avenue, Pennsauken, NJ.
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.*
This notice is being sent to you by the Merchantville Pennsauken Water Commission, Water System ID#: NJ0424001.
