Public water system · NJ1615001
ActiveVeolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill
At a glance
Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill (PWSID NJ1615001) is an active community water system in Passaic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 180 people through 54 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
54
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill compare with other water systems in Passaic County?
By EPA's size categories, Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Passaic County has 149 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,267 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 486,758 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 Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill 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. 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 Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill?
EPA lists Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill as privately owned. 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. 107 of the 149 active systems in Passaic County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and January 2020. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | 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.
Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill?
Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill (PWSID NJ1615001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill serve?
Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill reports serving 180 people through 54 service connections in Passaic County, New Jersey.
Where does Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill 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 Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill 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 January 2020. 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 Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill'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 January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill's water quality report?
As a community water system, Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill 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
| 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, “Veolia Water New Jersey - Birch Hill, PWSID NJ1615001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/veolia-water-new-jersey-birch-hill-nj1615001 (data as of October 1, 2026).