Public water system record
Madison Water Dept
Serves Madison, Morris County, NJ · 15,820 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Madison Water Dept 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
- 11
Key facts
- Madison Water Dept draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,788 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 2, 2024 | Active |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 16, 2023 | Active |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 13, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Madison Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 84 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 37 |
| 2000s | 2 | 44 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2012, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Madison Water Dept in 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Madison Water Dept draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Madison 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
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