Water Quality: South Orange, NJ

1 water system • 16,964 people served

No Health Violations
16
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
16,964
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

South Orange is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 16,964 people, and has 16 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. None of those violations are health-based — the records reflect missed monitoring or reporting deadlines rather than a contaminant exceeding safe levels. South Orange's violation count is 75% below the national average for New Jersey.

Water Systems Serving South Orange

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
SOUTH ORANGE WATER DEPARTMENT NJ0719001 Surface Water 16,964 16

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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