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Riverdale Boro Water Dep

Serves Riverdale, Morris County, NJ · 2,850 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Riverdale Boro Water Dep in the last ten years.

  • NJ1433001
  • RIVERDALE
  • NJ
  • 2,850 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07457
EPA system ID NJ1433001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Riverdale Boro Water Dep draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Jersey, June 2001.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 283 unknown out of 566 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 29, 2024 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Riverdale Boro Water Dep go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 44 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
2000s 0 42
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 0 5

Enforcement actions

New Jersey regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Riverdale Boro Water Dep in 2001. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2001.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 12, 2001 New Jersey Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride
Jun 12, 2001 New Jersey Administrative penalty 21 violations: trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane
Apr 19, 2001 New Jersey Administrative penalty 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Benzene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Apr 19, 2001 New Jersey Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Toluene

Where the water comes from

Riverdale Boro Water Dep draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Passaic Valley Water Commission and Pequannock Twp Water Department. 1 other community water system buys water from Riverdale Boro Water Dep.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Riverdale Boro Water Dep 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.

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Testing your own water

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