Public water system record
Fair Lawn Water Dept
Serves Fair Lawn, Bergen County, NJ · 34,947 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Fair Lawn Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Fair Lawn Water Dept draws water from 8 wells.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10,695 unknown out of 11,001 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Fair Lawn Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 160 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 109 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 50 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Fair Lawn Water Dept draws water from 8 wells. It also buys water from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack and Passaic Valley Water Commission.
Buys water from
- Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack Haworth, NJ
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
Annual water quality report
Fair Lawn Water Dept must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Jersey.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells