Public water system record
Saddle Brook Water Dept
Serves an area of Bergen County, NJ · 13,155 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Saddle Brook Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Saddle Brook Water Dept buys its water from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1979, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 2,682 unknown out of 4,426 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2017 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Saddle Brook Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 29 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2014, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Saddle Brook Water Dept between 1998 and 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Sep 29, 1998 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Saddle Brook Water Dept buys its water from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack Haworth, NJ
Annual water quality report
Saddle Brook 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