Public water system record
Livingston Twp Div of Water
Serves an area of Essex County, NJ · 27,391 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 34 monitoring/reporting issues for Livingston Twp Div of Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 34
Key facts
- Livingston Twp Div of Water draws water from 14 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, February 2017.
- Record on file since 1979, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8,493 unknown out of 10,868 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Livingston Twp Div of Water go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (7 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 96 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 20 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 69 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 33 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Archived |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Archived |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1989 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Livingston Twp Div of Water between 2001 and 2017, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2017 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 64 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, Toluene, Styrene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Feb 6, 2012 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 4 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform |
| Apr 19, 2001 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 11 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Livingston Twp Div of Water draws water from 14 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from NJ American Water - Short Hills and East Orange Water Commission.
Buys water from
- NJ American Water - Short Hills Short Hills, NJ
- East Orange Water Commission East Orange, NJ
Annual water quality report
Livingston Twp Div of Water 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