Timbercrest Apartments

PWSID: PA6200066

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 99% of water systems in New Jersey.

Violation trend: 37.2 per year over the last 5 years, up from 10.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served125
Service Connections102
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityUnion
EPA ZIP on File07083

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7000Other2021-07-01Open

Violation History (239 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2025-03-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2025-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2025-01-11Returned to Compliance
0700TT2024-11-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-11-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-10-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-10-11Returned to Compliance
5000MR2024-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2024-10-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-07-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-07-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-07-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-07-11Returned to Compliance
7000Other2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2024-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
0700MR2024-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-05-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-05-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-04-01Returned to Compliance
0700MR2024-04-01Returned to Compliance
0999MR2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700MR2024-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-01-11Returned to Compliance
0999MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1005MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1005MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1010MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1010MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1015MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1015MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 238 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Timbercrest Apartments is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 125 in Union, 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.