Public water system record
Ogdensburg W Dept
Serves Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ · 2,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Ogdensburg W 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
- 12
Key facts
- Ogdensburg W Dept draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, November 2013.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 841 unknown out of 916 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
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
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2017 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Ogdensburg W Dept go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 207 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 130 |
| 2000s | 0 | 70 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Ogdensburg W Dept between 2000 and 2013, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2013 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Jan 19, 2011 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jan 12, 2011 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 22 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jan 23, 2008 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 14, 2008 | New Jersey | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 13, 2000 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Ogdensburg W Dept draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ogdensburg W 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