Public water system record
Forest Lakes Water
Serves an area of Sussex County, NJ · 1,410 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Forest Lakes Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Forest Lakes Water draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, January 2014.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 298 unknown out of 412 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Forest Lakes Water go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Forest Lakes Water in 2014. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2014 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Forest Lakes Water draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Forest Lakes Water 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
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