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Lincoln Park Water Dept

Serves Lincoln Park, Morris County, NJ · 11,000 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Lincoln Park Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • NJ1416001
  • LINCOLN PARK
  • NJ
  • 11,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07035
EPA system ID NJ1416001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Lincoln Park Water Dept buys its water from Pequannock Twp Water Department, Passaic Valley Water Commission and Montville Twp MUA.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 93.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2021.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 37 unknown out of 3,670 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 1, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 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 Apr 1, 2019 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 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 19, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 8, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 30, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Lincoln Park Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 6
1980s 0 8
2000s 3 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 3
2020s 7 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
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, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

8 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Lincoln Park Water Dept buys its water from Pequannock Twp Water Department, Passaic Valley Water Commission and Montville Twp MUA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Lincoln Park Water Dept.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Lincoln Park 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.

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

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