Public water system record
Jersey City MUA
Serves Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ · 262,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Jersey City MUA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Jersey City MUA draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, September 2023.
- Record on file since 1978, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,628 lead and 26,771 unknown out of 35,701 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
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
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
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 |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 5, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Jersey City MUA go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Jersey City MUA and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 2023. The most recent was an administrative penalty in September 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Aug 11, 2020 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 12, 1991 | New Jersey | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Jersey City MUA draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Passaic Valley Water Commission and Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack. 7 other community water systems buy water from Jersey City MUA. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to Jersey City MUA.
Buys water from
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
- Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack Haworth, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- Hoboken Water Utility Hoboken, NJ
- Lyndhurst Water Department Lyndhurst, NJ
- Montville Twp MUA Montville, NJ
- N.J.D.W.S.C. - Wanaque North Glenwood, NJ
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
- Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack Haworth, NJ
- West Caldwell Water Department West Caldwell, NJ
Annual water quality report
Jersey City MUA 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
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