Public water system record
Ho Ho Kus Water Dept
Serves Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen County, NJ · 4,060 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Ho Ho Kus Water Dept 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
- 7
Key facts
- Ho Ho Kus Water Dept draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, July 2015.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 1,231 unknown out of 1,527 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Active |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ho Ho Kus Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 17 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Ho Ho Kus Water Dept between 2005 and 2015. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2015 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 22, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 3 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Ho Ho Kus Water Dept draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ho Ho Kus 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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