Public water system record
East Newark W Dept
Serves East Newark, Hudson County, NJ · 2,406 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for East Newark W Dept 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
- 7
Key facts
- East Newark W Dept buys its water from Kearny Water Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, October 2005.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 51 lead and 279 unknown out of 364 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | 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 |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for East Newark W Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2005, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1986 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against East Newark W Dept and issued 1 boil water order in 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 25, 2005 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
East Newark W Dept buys its water from Kearny Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Kearny Water Department Kearny, NJ
Annual water quality report
East Newark W 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
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