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Essex Fells Water Hilltop System

Serves an area of Essex County, NJ · 354 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Essex Fells Water Hilltop System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NJ0706002
  • ESSEX FELLS
  • NJ
  • 354 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07021
EPA system ID NJ0706002

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

Key facts

  • Essex Fells Water Hilltop System buys its water from Verona Water Department.
  • Record on file since 2016, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4 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
 Sep 29, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 11, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2018 Active
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

Full record since 2016

EPA's records for Essex Fells Water Hilltop System go back to 2016. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 7
2020s 0 3

Where the water comes from

Essex Fells Water Hilltop System buys its water from Verona Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Essex Fells Water Hilltop System.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Essex Fells Water Hilltop System 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Essex Fells Water Hilltop System for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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