Is CHATHAM WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
CHATHAM WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 8,962 people through 2,952 service connections.
CHATHAM WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
CHATHAM WATER DEPT has 16 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,100th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 60th percentile nationally.
How CHATHAM WATER DEPT compares within NJ
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; CHATHAM WATER DEPT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CHATHAM WATER DEPT is from 2026-06-12 (health-based: 2007-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CHATHAM WATER DEPT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
CHATHAM WATER DEPT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 16 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.