What's in FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT's water?
FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 29,831, over 10,284 connections.
How this compares nationally
19 total violations and 3 health-based ones put FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT at the 61th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,043 of 12,903.
Against the NJ average
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
FREEHOLD TWP 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 FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT's record does not cover
This is what FREEHOLD TWP 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. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT - 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.