About

John McGowan started McGowan Well Water Compliance Management in 2000 after spending more than 10 years designing water treatment systems and managing hundreds of NJDEP Spillfund sites. Some of the Spillfund sites that he managed were non-community water systems. The owners of these systems were businessmen and school administrators who were overwhelmed by the complexities of the regulations with which they were required to comply.

John decided to change the compliance arena by providing a service that would solve the compliance problems for small public water systems. Today, McGowan LLC is the State’s leading compliance management company serving the small public water system market. Our success is attributable to our high level of professionalism and expertise which makes us a reliable resource for both our systems as well as County and State Regulators.

Our Team

John McGowan
President

John started the compliance management business in 2000 when the State adopted a “zero tolerance” policy with regard to regulatory violations for non-transient, non-community water systems.

He expanded the business in 2003 when the State required that all NTNC systems employ a licensed operator. John is an NJDEP Licensed Operator and is also a Water Quality Association Certified Contractual Water System Operator. He is also a member of the American Water Works Assoc., the NJ Water Assoc., the National Ground Water Assoc. and the Water Quality Association. He has a deep background in the water industry and is a Level VI Certified Water Treatment Specialist. He is a certified Installer of water treatment equipment and is familiar with all water quality issues and remediation technologies.

He has over 30 years of experience managing NJDEP Spillfund Contamination Sites and has developed long-term relationships with New Jersey's major laboratories, with regulators at the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water and with most regional and local health officers.

Linda McGowan
Partner

Linda has been working alongside John since 2000 when they first founded McGowan LLC. Her previous experience as a paralegal at one of the country's most prestigious law firms aided in implementing the complex regulations set forth by the NJDEP.

Linda oversees a majority of special projects including reviewing all state-produced testing schedules and assisting the State’s Regional Managers in correcting and updating the SIDWYS State and Federal database. She has over 18 years experience managing water systems. Her longstanding relationships with county and state officials have contributed to the continued success of McGowan LLC.