Public water system record
NJ American Water - Liberty
Serves Elizabeth, Union County, NJ · 134,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for NJ American Water - Liberty 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
- 0
Key facts
- NJ American Water - Liberty buys its water from Newark Water Department and NJ American Water - Raritan.
- Record on file since 1979, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 161 lead and 10,815 unknown out of 20,162 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for NJ American Water - Liberty go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 29 |
| 1990s | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1994, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
NJ American Water - Liberty buys its water from Newark Water Department and NJ American Water - Raritan. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from NJ American Water - Liberty. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to NJ American Water - Liberty.
Buys water from
- Newark Water Department Newark, NJ
- NJ American Water - Raritan Brtidgewater, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- NJ American Water - Raritan Brtidgewater, NJ
Annual water quality report
NJ American Water - Liberty 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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