Is JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP's water safe to drink?
JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 8,500 people get their water from it, across 2,490 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP ranks 1,045th by violation burden (92th percentile) - 192 violations total, 17 health-baseds.
How JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP compares within NJ
JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP's 17 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
The last violation EPA has on record for JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP is from 2026-09-06 (health-based: 2025-07-09). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP'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); Revised Total Coliform 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 this data is and is not
JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP'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. Between the utility's meter and JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,045th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.