Public water system record
Garfield Water Department
Serves Garfield, Bergen County, NJ · 30,487 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Garfield Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 22
Key facts
- Garfield Water Department draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, November 2022.
- Record on file since 1981, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 277 lead and 2,209 unknown out of 6,486 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
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Jul 3, 2021 | Active |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Garfield Water Department go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 11 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Tetrachloroethylene, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Garfield Water Department and issued 1 boil water order between 1996 and 2022, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2022 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 11 violations: Antimony, Total, Selenium, Thallium, Total, Cadmium, Beryllium, Total |
| Jan 3, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE |
| Apr 23, 1998 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 26, 1996 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Garfield Water Department draws water from 12 wells. It also buys water from Passaic Valley Water Commission.
Buys water from
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
Annual water quality report
Garfield Water Department 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