HOPATCONG WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
HOPATCONG 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 7,224 people through 2,113 service connections.
How this compares nationally
225 total violations and 3 health-based ones put HOPATCONG WATER DEPT at the 64th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,638 of 12,903.
Against the NJ average
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; HOPATCONG 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
HOPATCONG WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-11-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
HOPATCONG 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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene
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 HOPATCONG WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HOPATCONG WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and HOPATCONG WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,638th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.