EPA EXPORT · 13 SEP 2026FEDERAL COMPLIANCE RECORDS · NOT A HOME WATER TEST
TAP WATERLEDGERPublic system compliance records

COUNTY WATER-SYSTEM LEDGER

Essex, New Jersey

Compare active community water systems serving this county in EPA's public export. Systems can serve multiple places, so population totals may overlap.

Systems18active CWS · pop. 2,500+
Population served891,795reported total; may overlap
Current violation flag61.1%11 systems
Serious-violator flag16.7%3 systems

01 / SYSTEMS

Water systems serving Essex

Ordered by reported population served. Open any record for separate health, monitoring, notice, other, and serious-violator flags.

Water systemPopulation servedPrimary sourceCurrent export status
Newark Water DepartmentNJ0714001294,274Surface waterNo current violation flagged
Nj American Water - Short HillsNJ0712001217,230Surface waterNo current violation flagged
East Orange Water CommissionNJ070500175,000Ground waterCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
Bloomfield Water DepartmentNJ070200153,315Surface water purchasedNo current violation flagged
Montclair Water BureauNJ071300140,150Surface water purchasedCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
Belleville Water DeptNJ070100135,129Surface water purchasedCurrent serious-violator flag
Orange Water DeptNJ071700130,134Surface water purchasedCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
Nutley Water DeptNJ071600129,500Surface water purchasedCurrent serious-violator flag
Livingston Twp Div Of WaterNJ071000127,391Surface water purchasedNo current violation flagged
South Orange Water DepartmentNJ071900116,964Surface water purchasedNo current violation flagged
Verona Water DepartmentNJ072000113,641Surface water purchasedCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
Cedar Grove Water DeptNJ070400112,900Surface water purchasedOther current violation flag
West Caldwell Water DepartmentNJ072100110,759Surface water purchasedCurrent serious-violator flag
Caldwell Water DeptNJ07030019,027Surface water purchasedCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
Glen Ridge Water DeptNJ07080017,681Surface water purchasedCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
Fairfield Water DeptNJ07070017,400Surface water purchasedCurrent monitoring/reporting flag
North Caldwell Water DepNJ07150016,000Surface water purchasedNo current violation flagged
Roseland Water DeptNJ07180015,300Surface water purchasedNo current violation flagged

02 / SOURCE MIX

Surface water2 systems · 511,504 served
Surface water purchased15 systems · 305,291 served
Ground water1 systems · 75,000 served
How to read the population total

It is the sum of each listed system's reported population served, not a census estimate. Service areas can overlap and some systems list multiple cities or counties.