Public water system record
Hopatcong Water Dept
Serves Hopatcong, Sussex County, NJ · 7,224 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 37 monitoring/reporting issues for Hopatcong Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 37
Key facts
- Hopatcong Water Dept draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, March 1999.
- Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 714 unknown out of 1,960 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 11, 2025 | Active |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 25, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2022 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Hopatcong Water Dept go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 205 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 96 |
| 2000s | 1 | 39 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 62 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Tetrachloroethylene, began April 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hopatcong Water Dept in 1999, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1999 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 84 violations: Barium, Cadmium, CYANIDE, Fluoride, Mercury |
Where the water comes from
Hopatcong Water Dept draws water from 8 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hopatcong 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
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