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Lyndhurst Water Department

Serves an area of Bergen County, NJ · 20,500 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Lyndhurst Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NJ0232001
  • LYNDHURST
  • NJ
  • 20,500 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07071
EPA system ID NJ0232001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Lyndhurst Water Department buys its water from Jersey City MUA and PVWC-North Arlington.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1,610 lead and 1,156 unknown out of 5,375 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2014 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Active

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Lyndhurst Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 52 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 8
1980s 0 23
1990s 1 5
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 14
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2006, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Lyndhurst Water Department buys its water from Jersey City MUA and PVWC-North Arlington. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lyndhurst 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.

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