Public water system record
Lake Tamarack W Co
Serves an area of Sussex County, NJ · 1,000 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 40 monitoring/reporting issues for Lake Tamarack W Co in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Lead and Copper Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 40
Key facts
- Lake Tamarack W Co draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, January 2023.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 254 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Active |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Lake Tamarack W Co go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 298 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 | 92 |
| 2000s | 0 | 168 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 28 |
| 2020s | 3 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Cadmium, began January 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Cadmium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.03 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Lake Tamarack W Co between 1996 and 2023, filed as 16 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2023 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 6, 2018 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 7, 2015 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 23, 2012 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 27, 2006 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: Vinyl chloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene |
| Sep 19, 2006 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 3 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 23, 1998 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Apr 23, 1998 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| May 24, 1996 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations: Nitrate |
| May 24, 1996 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 3 violations: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Lake Tamarack W Co draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Lake Tamarack W Co 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