Public water system record
Hightstown Water Department
Serves Hightstown, Mercer County, NJ · 5,400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hightstown Water Department 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
- 1
Key facts
- Hightstown Water Department draws water from 3 wells.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 720 unknown out of 1,743 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Hightstown Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Hightstown Water Department draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hightstown Water Department 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