HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 19,458, over 6,449 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 4,624th by violation burden (64th percentile) - 260 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the NJ average
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT 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
HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-10-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT'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: Groundwater Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
This is what HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT 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 HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.