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Fairfield Water Dept

Serves an area of Essex County, NJ · 7,400 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 40 monitoring/reporting issues for Fairfield Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NJ0707001
  • FAIRFIELD
  • NJ
  • 7,400 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07004
EPA system ID NJ0707001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
40

Key facts

  • Fairfield Water Dept buys its water from Passaic Valley Water Commission.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Jersey, May 2000.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,858 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 29, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 29, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2021 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 28, 2020 Active
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2006 Active

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Fairfield Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 7
1990s 0 2
2000s 2 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 11
2020s 0 28

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2008 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Jersey regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Fairfield Water Dept between 1999 and 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 15, 2000 New Jersey Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Aug 30, 1999 New Jersey Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 30, 1999 New Jersey Signed compliance agreement 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Fairfield Water Dept buys its water from Passaic Valley Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Fairfield 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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

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