Public water system record
Monroe Twp Utility Department
Serves an area of Middlesex County, NJ that includes Forsgate, Concordia, Clearbrook and 8 more places · 36,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Monroe Twp Utility 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
- 20
Key facts
- Monroe Twp Utility Department draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, January 2015.
- Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 22,483 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Monroe Twp Utility Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 116 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 84 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 28 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began January 2012, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Monroe Twp Utility Department between 2010 and 2015. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2015 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: Styrene, Benzene, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Jul 2, 2010 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 63 violations: Xylenes, Total, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane |
Where the water comes from
Monroe Twp Utility Department draws water from 9 wells.
Annual water quality report
Monroe Twp Utility 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.
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