Public water system record
Kinnelon Water Dept
Serves Kinnelon, Morris County, NJ · 1,938 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Kinnelon Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Kinnelon Water Dept buys its water from Butler Water Dept.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, November 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 631 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 30, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Aug 16, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 |
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
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 |
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
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Kinnelon Water Dept go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 24 |
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Kinnelon Water Dept in 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2022 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
3 incidentsThe 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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Kinnelon Water Dept buys its water from Butler Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Butler Water Dept Butler, NJ
Annual water quality report
Kinnelon 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