RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
RINGWOOD 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. Population served: 9,327, over 3,195 connections.
How this compares nationally
RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT has 183 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,048th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 84th percentile nationally.
How RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT compares within NJ
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT carries 9, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2026-11-06 (health-based: 2024-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
RINGWOOD 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: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment 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
This is what RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,048th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.