Public water system · NJ0263324
ActiveHess Court Park
At a glance
Hess Court Park (PWSID NJ0263324) is an active transient non-community water system in Bergen County, New Jersey. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hess Court Park compare with other water systems in Bergen County?
By EPA's size categories, Hess Court Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bergen County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 22,621 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,153,643 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Hess Court Park is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Jersey has 2,277 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,313 New Jersey systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Hess Court Park?
EPA lists Hess Court Park 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. 22 of the 51 active systems in Bergen County (43%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Hess Court Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2018 and July 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-15 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-08-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-08 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Hess Court Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hess Court Park?
Hess Court Park (PWSID NJ0263324) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Hess Court Park serve?
Hess Court Park reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Where does Hess Court Park get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Hess Court Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Hess Court Park'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. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hess Court Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hess Court Park is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Bergen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack | Bergen + 1 more | 792,713 | Community | Surface water |
| Ridgewood Water | Bergen | 61,700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fair Lawn Water Dept | Bergen | 35,564 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Garfield Water Department | Bergen | 30,487 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mahwah Water Department | Bergen | 26,777 | Community | Surface water |
| Passaic Valley Wc Lodi Wd | Bergen | 24,136 | 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, “Hess Court Park, PWSID NJ0263324, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/hess-court-park-nj0263324 (data as of October 1, 2026).