Garfield City, NJ
Contamination score
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Reported illness & cancer claims
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Public water systems
Garfield Water Department
- PWSID:
- NJ0221001
- Source:
- Surface water
- Serves:
- 30,487 people
EPA & DEP violations
Public Notice — Other violation
medium severityUnaddressedPublic Notice Other violation (Unaddressed).
EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 3, 2021 · 4 years ago · Source ↗
Surface Water Treatment Rule — MR violation
medium severityResolvedSurface Water Treatment Rule MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began May 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Surface Water Treatment Rule — MR violation
medium severityResolvedSurface Water Treatment Rule MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Mar 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Chlorine — MR violation
medium severityResolvedChlorine MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation
medium severityResolvedLead and Copper Rule MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Dec 30, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Surface Water Treatment Rule — MR violation
medium severityResolvedSurface Water Treatment Rule MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Oct 1, 2017 · 8 years ago · Source ↗
Antimony, Total — MR violation
medium severityArchivedAntimony, Total MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Selenium — MR violation
medium severityArchivedSelenium MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Thallium, Total — MR violation
medium severityArchivedThallium, Total MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Cadmium — MR violation
medium severityArchivedCadmium MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Beryllium, Total — MR violation
medium severityArchivedBeryllium, Total MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
CYANIDE — MR violation
medium severityArchivedCYANIDE MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Fluoride — MR violation
medium severityArchivedFluoride MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Barium — MR violation
medium severityArchivedBarium MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Chromium — MR violation
medium severityArchivedChromium MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U — MR violation
medium severityArchivedGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) — MR violation
medium severityArchivedCombined Radium (-226 and -228) MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Radium-226 — MR violation
medium severityArchivedRadium-226 MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Radium-228 — MR violation
medium severityArchivedRadium-228 MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Mercury — MR violation
medium severityArchivedMercury MR violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗
Water-related lawsuits
No lawsuits on record.
In the news & sources
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