What's in RAMSEY WATER DEPT's water?
RAMSEY WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 15,207 people get their water from it, across 5,639 connections.
How this compares nationally
RAMSEY WATER DEPT has 377 violations on record in total, 56 of thems health-based - ranking it 216th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 98th percentile nationally.
Against the NJ average
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; RAMSEY WATER DEPT carries 56, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
RAMSEY WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
RAMSEY 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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene
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 RAMSEY WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is RAMSEY 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 377 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.