Allentown Water Dept, NJ Water Quality
Is Allentown Water Dept's water safe to drink?
Allentown Water Dept's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 2,000 people through 662 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Allentown Water Dept ranks 10,295th by violation burden (20th percentile) - 13 violations total, 0 health-based.
How Allentown Water Dept compares within NJ
Allentown Water Dept's 0 health-based violations sit within the NJ average of 5.2, across 273 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Allentown Water Dept is from 2022-11-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What this data is and is not
This is what Allentown Water Dept reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and Allentown Water Dept's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,295th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.