Public water system record
Clinton Water Dept
Serves an area of Hunterdon County, NJ that includes Clinton · 12,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 50 monitoring/reporting issues for Clinton Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 50
Key facts
- Clinton Water Dept draws water from 10 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, October 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 433 unknown out of 4,880 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 23, 2025 | Active |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 20, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Clinton Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 385 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 241 |
| 2000s | 0 | 138 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 47 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Clinton Water Dept between 1991 and 2023. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2023 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene |
| Oct 30, 2008 | New Jersey | Consent decree or court judgment | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Nov 7, 2006 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Aug 21, 2006 | New Jersey | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Sep 28, 1991 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Clinton Water Dept draws water from 10 wells.
Annual water quality report
Clinton 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.
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