What's in NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
NEWARK 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. It serves 294,274 people through 36,402 service connections.
How this compares nationally
NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT has 122 violations on record in total, 32 of thems health-based - ranking it 515th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 96th percentile nationally.
Against the NJ average
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT carries 32, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
NEWARK 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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 32 health-based violations on file for NEWARK 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.