Public water system record
Dover Water Commission
Serves Dover and Victory Gardens, Morris County, NJ · 27,806 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Dover Water Commission 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
- 12
Key facts
- Dover Water Commission draws water from 3 wells.
- Record on file since 1985, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 30 lead and 5,178 unknown out of 6,611 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 25, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Dover Water Commission go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (9 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 329 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 2 | 177 |
| 2000s | 7 | 124 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2013, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Dover Water Commission draws water from 3 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Dover Water Commission.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Rockaway Twp Water Dept Rockaway, NJ
Annual water quality report
Dover Water Commission 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