Is NUTLEY WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
NUTLEY WATER DEPT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 29,500 people get their water from it, across 8,448 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, NUTLEY WATER DEPT ranks 1,424th by violation burden (89th percentile) - 76 violations total, 13 health-baseds.
Against the NJ average
Among the 270 NJ systems in this dataset, the average is 5.3 health-based violations - NUTLEY WATER DEPT's 13 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
NUTLEY WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-05-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
NUTLEY 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: 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 NUTLEY WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is NUTLEY WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 76 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.