Public water system record
Chatham Water Dept
Serves Chatham, Morris County, NJ · 8,962 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Chatham Water Dept 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
- 4
Key facts
- Chatham Water Dept draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by New Jersey, May 2006.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 29 lead and 2,779 unknown out of 3,430 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 22, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Chatham Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Chatham Water Dept in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2006 | New Jersey | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Chatham Water Dept draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Chatham 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.
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