Public water system record
Wallington Water Dept
Serves Wallington, Bergen County, NJ · 11,583 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Wallington 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
- 24
Key facts
- Wallington Water Dept buys its water from Passaic Valley Water Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by New Jersey, December 2001.
- Record on file since 1981, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,009 unknown out of 2,468 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
May 16, 2025 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 13, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2000 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 1999 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 1998 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Wallington Water Dept go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Wallington Water Dept in 2001, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2001 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 1, 2001 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Wallington Water Dept buys its water from Passaic Valley Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
Annual water quality report
Wallington 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