Is SOUTH RIVER W DEPT's water safe to drink?
SOUTH RIVER W DEPT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 16,000 people get their water from it, across 4,245 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTH RIVER W DEPT ranks 2,607th by violation burden (80th percentile) - 48 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How SOUTH RIVER W DEPT compares within NJ
SOUTH RIVER W DEPT's 7 health-based violations sit above the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SOUTH RIVER W DEPT is from 2027-05-09 (health-based: 2025-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTH RIVER W 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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Antimony, Total; Thallium, Total
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
SOUTH RIVER W DEPT'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. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for SOUTH RIVER W DEPT - 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.