Public water system · NJ0706001
ActiveEssex Fells Water Dept
At a glance
Essex Fells Water Dept (PWSID NJ0706001) is an active community water system in Essex County, New Jersey. It reports serving 2,200 people through 758 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,200
Service connections
758
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Essex Fells Water Dept compare with other water systems in Essex County?
By EPA's size categories, Essex Fells Water Dept is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Essex County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 28,269 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 678,447 people reported by systems filed under the county. 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 Essex Fells Water Dept is well below 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 128 New Jersey systems (3.7%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Essex Fells Water Dept?
EPA lists Essex Fells 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. 20 of the 24 active systems in Essex County (83%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Essex Fells Water Dept have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and December 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) (3 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | 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.
Essex Fells Water Dept: frequently asked questions
Who runs Essex Fells Water Dept?
Essex Fells Water Dept (PWSID NJ0706001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Essex Fells Water Dept serve?
Essex Fells Water Dept reports serving 2,200 people through 758 service connections in Essex County, New Jersey.
Where does Essex Fells Water Dept get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Essex Fells Water Dept have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Essex Fells 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Essex Fells Water Dept's water quality report?
As a community water system, Essex Fells 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 Essex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Water Department | Essex | 294,274 | Community | Surface water |
| East Orange Water Commission | Essex | 75,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bloomfield Water Department | Essex | 53,315 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Montclair Water Bureau | Essex | 40,150 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Belleville Water Dept | Essex | 35,129 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Orange Water Dept | Essex | 30,134 | 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, “Essex Fells Water Dept, PWSID NJ0706001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/essex-fells-water-dept-nj0706001 (data as of October 1, 2026).