FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS, NJ Water Quality

What's in FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS's water?

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 57,150 people through 13,287 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS ranks 1,218th by violation burden (91th percentile) - 93 violations total, 15 health-baseds.

Against the NJ average

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS's 15 health-based violations sit above the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

The concern categories on record

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS'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:

Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: 2,4,5-TP; BHC-GAMMA; Endrin; Methoxychlor; Toxaphene

The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS's record does not cover

This is what FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS 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. This record - 15 health-based violations on file for FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.