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Passaic Valley W C High Crest

Serves Macopin, Passaic County, NJ · 1,132 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Passaic Valley W C High Crest in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NJ1615003
  • CLIFTON
  • NJ
  • 1,132 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07011
EPA system ID NJ1615003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Passaic Valley W C High Crest buys its water from Boonton Water Dept and Butler Water Dept.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Jersey, January 2020.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 23 unknown out of 303 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 0.081 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, 2019 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 Oct 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Passaic Valley W C High Crest go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 35 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 32
1990s 0 2
2000s 2 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2012, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Passaic Valley W C High Crest between 2008 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 17, 2020 New Jersey Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 28, 2008 New Jersey Administrative penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Passaic Valley W C High Crest buys its water from Boonton Water Dept and Butler Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Passaic Valley W C High Crest 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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