Public water system record
Ramsey Water Dept
Serves Ramsey, Bergen County, NJ · 15,207 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 119 monitoring/reporting issues for Ramsey Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
07446
EPA system ID
NJ0248001
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 119
Key facts
- Ramsey Water Dept draws water from 13 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Jersey, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1994, with 56 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 435 unknown out of 5,694 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 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
|
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
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Ramsey Water Dept go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 56 health-based violations (55 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 221 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 121 |
| 2000s | 53 | 89 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020s | 0 | 107 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 56 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
6 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Ramsey Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order between 1999 and 2005, filed as 40 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2005 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 12, 2001 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 21 violations: Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane |
| Apr 19, 2001 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 11, 2000 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride |
| Nov 29, 1999 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 42 violations: Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Mar 5, 1999 | New Jersey | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Mar 5, 1999 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 10 violations: Nitrate |
| Mar 5, 1999 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 12 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
Where the water comes from
Ramsey Water Dept draws water from 13 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack.
Buys water from
- Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack Haworth, NJ
Annual water quality report
Ramsey 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