Bloomfield Water Department

PWSID: NJ0702001

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1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 95% of water systems in New Jersey.

Violation trend: 4.6 per year over the last 5 years, down from 8.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served	47,315
Service Connections	12,100
Water Source	Surface Water Purchased
System Type	Community Water System
Owner	Local Government
Status	Active
City	Bloomfield
EPA ZIP on File	07003

Areas Served

Essex County

Lead & Copper Testing

Contaminant	Level	EPA Action Level	Status
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0220 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Exceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0200 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Exceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0180 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Exceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0160 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Exceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0120 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0088 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0063 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0063 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0059 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0058 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0052 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0040 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0035 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0028 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0027 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0020 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0019 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level

1 Active Violations

Contaminant	Violation	Date	Health-Based	Status
5000	MR	2025-07-01		Open

Violation History (72 total)

Contaminant	Violation	Date	Health-Based	Status
0200	MR	2025-09-01		Acknowledged
8000	TT	2024-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
8000	TT	2024-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
7000	Other	2024-07-01		Returned to Compliance
7000	Other	2024-07-01		Returned to Compliance
8000	MCL	2024-06-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
8000	MCL	2024-06-01	Yes	Acknowledged
8000	MCL	2024-06-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2023-06-30		Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2023-06-30		Returned to Compliance
7000	Other	2022-07-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2022-07-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2022-07-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2022-07-01		Acknowledged
5000	MR	2022-07-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2022-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2022-07-01	Yes	Acknowledged
5000	TT	2022-07-01	Yes	Acknowledged
5000	TT	2022-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2022-01-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2022-01-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2022-01-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2021-04-01		Returned to Compliance
0200	TT	2020-11-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2020-07-01		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.0770 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2020-01-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2020-01-01		Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2019-10-13		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.0670 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2019-10-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
7500	Other	2019-07-04		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.0980 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2019-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2019-07-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2019-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	TT	2019-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	Other	2019-07-01		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.1070 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2019-04-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2019-04-01		Returned to Compliance
2950	MR	2019-03-07		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.0940 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2019-01-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2019-01-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2019-01-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2019-01-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2019-01-01		Returned to Compliance
5000	Other	2019-01-01		Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.0950 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2018-10-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2018-09-29		Returned to Compliance
7000	Other	2018-07-01		Returned to Compliance
2950	MCL Measured: 0.0840 MG/L (limit: 0.0800 MG/L)	2018-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
2456	MCL Measured: 0.0960 MG/L (limit: 0.0600 MG/L)	2018-07-01	Yes	Returned to Compliance
5000	MR	2018-07-01		Returned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 71 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Bloomfield Water Department is a community water system water system that draws from surface water purchased sources and serves a population of 47,315 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.