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Bloomingdale Water Dept

Serves Bloomingdale, Passaic County, NJ · 7,742 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Bloomingdale Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NJ1601001
  • BLOOMINGDALE BORO
  • NJ
  • 7,742 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07403
EPA system ID NJ1601001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Bloomingdale 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), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1987, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,120 unknown out of 2,118 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 1, 2025 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 Jul 1, 2022 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
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 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
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Dec 11, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Mar 11, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jan 11, 2021 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1987

EPA's records for Bloomingdale Water Dept go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

What the violations mean

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.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Bloomingdale Water Dept buys its water from Butler Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Bloomingdale 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

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