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Butler Water Dept

At a glance

Butler Water Dept (PWSID NJ1403001) is an active community water system serving Passaic and Morris counties, New Jersey. It reports serving 7,630 people through 2,449 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

7,630

Service connections

2,449

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1403001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served7,630

Service connections2,449

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedBloomingdale Boro-1601

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

Counties servedPassaic, Morris

How does Butler Water Dept compare with other water systems in New Jersey?

By EPA's size categories, Butler Water Dept is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Across New Jersey, the 3,496 active systems average 2,750 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Butler Water Dept is about 14% above that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Jersey has 582 active community water systems, 17% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 29 New Jersey systems (0.8%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Butler Water Dept?

EPA lists Butler Water Dept as owned by a local government. The NJ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Does Butler Water Dept have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and December 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved, 3 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2025-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Archived
2024-06-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2023-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Butler Water Dept: frequently asked questions

Who runs Butler Water Dept?

Butler Water Dept (PWSID NJ1403001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Butler Water Dept serve?

Butler Water Dept reports serving 7,630 people through 2,449 service connections in Passaic and Morris counties, New Jersey.

Where does Butler Water Dept get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Butler Water Dept have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Butler Water Dept's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Butler Water Dept's water quality report?

As a community water system, Butler Water Dept must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Passaic County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Passaic Valley Water Commission	Passaic	310,483	Community	Surface water
Township of Wayne	Passaic	55,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Manchester Utilities Authority	Passaic	12,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Pompton Lakes Mua	Passaic	11,435	Community	Groundwater
Nj American Water - Little Falls	Passaic	11,247	Community	Purchased surface water
Totowa W Dept	Passaic	10,804	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Butler Water Dept, PWSID NJ1403001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/butler-water-dept-nj1403001 (data as of October 1, 2026).