NJ / Elmwood Park Boro
NJ · Tap water records
Elmwood Park Boro tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Elmwood Park Boro. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Elmwood Park Boro is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 20,374 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 19 violations across the community water system(s) serving Elmwood Park Boro, going back to the earliest EPA record. 3 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Elmwood Park Water Dept
20,374 served · surface water · PWSID NJ0211001 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between October 2016 and April 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.083 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between September 2016 and February 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 1994 and October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between January 2016 and April 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2011 and October 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in August 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.