Public water system record
North Caldwell Water Dep
Serves North Caldwell, Essex County, NJ · 6,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for North Caldwell Water Dep 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
- 10
Key facts
- North Caldwell Water Dep buys its water from Passaic Valley Water Commission and Essex Fells Water Dept.
- Record on file since 1982, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,950 unknown out of 1,950 service lines.
Check whether North Caldwell Water Dep serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for North Caldwell Water Dep go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
North Caldwell Water Dep buys its water from Passaic Valley Water Commission and Essex Fells Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from North Caldwell Water Dep. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to North Caldwell Water Dep.
Buys water from
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
- Essex Fells Water Dept New Vernon, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- West Caldwell Water Department West Caldwell, NJ
Annual water quality report
North Caldwell Water Dep 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
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