Public water system record

Glen Gardner W Dept

Serves Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ · 1,705 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 52 monitoring/reporting issues for Glen Gardner W Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NJ1012001
  • GLEN GARDNER
  • NJ
  • 1,705 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 08826
EPA system ID NJ1012001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
52

Key facts

  • Glen Gardner W Dept draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, January 2012.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 613 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
350 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
330 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved Yes
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
350 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Sep 11, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Feb 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Glen Gardner W Dept go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 3 49

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 2013 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Glen Gardner W Dept in 2012. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 9, 2012 New Jersey Administrative penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Nitrate

1 incident

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

Glen Gardner W Dept draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Glen Gardner 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.