Public water system record
Oakland Water Dept
Serves Oakland, Bergen County, NJ · 12,754 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 29 monitoring/reporting issues for Oakland 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
- 29
Key facts
- Oakland Water Dept draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1990, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,802 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 27, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 27, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 5, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Oakland Water Dept go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 74 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 23 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2004, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Oakland Water Dept in 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Oakland Water Dept draws water from 7 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Oakland Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Veolia Water New Jersey Franklin Lakes Haworth, NJ
Annual water quality report
Oakland 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