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Passaic Valley Water Commission

Community water system in Little Falls Twp, Passaic County, New Jersey, serving 310,483 people from surface water. 3 rules violated in the past three years. Owned by local government. System ID NJ1605002.

People served 310,483 surface water
Rules violated, past 3 years 3 one rule can carry several violations
Unresolved 0 rules still in violation, EPA data updated Oct 7, 2026
Quarters with violations 2 of the last 12 quarters

Quarterly compliance history

VQ4
2023
–Q1
2024
–Q2
2024
–Q3
2024
–Q4
2024
–Q1
2025
–Q2
2025
–Q3
2025
–Q4
2025
–Q1
2026
–Q2
2026
VQ3
2026
UQ4
2026
–No violation identified VViolation identified SSerious violator (EPA enforcement priority) UUndetermined Oldest quarter on the left. Quarters 1 to 12 are the twelve most recently completed quarters at EPA's last data refresh; the 13th is the current quarter up to that date, which EPA reports as undetermined.

Still in violation

EPA data updated Oct 7, 2026

2,4-D

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, applied to lawns, turf, pastures, and crops to control broadleaf…
EPA rule code 2105 · Pesticide

What it means: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, applied to lawns, turf, pastures, and crops to control broadleaf weeds. It remains in active use in the United States. 2,4-D is water-soluble and can enter drinking water through agricultural and residential runoff and leaching into groundwater.

Health effects: Chronic exposure to 2,4-D is associated with kidney, liver, and adrenal gland damage in animal studies. IARC classifies it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B); EPA's classification is not likely to be carcinogenic under current guidelines. Individuals with kidney or liver conditions may face greater risk from long-term exposure.

Limit: 0.07 mg/L (70 ppb)

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Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

HAA5 are five haloacetic acids formed when chlorine disinfectants react with naturally occurring organic matter in source water.
EPA rule code 2456 · Disinfection Byproduct

What it means: HAA5 are five haloacetic acids formed when chlorine disinfectants react with naturally occurring organic matter in source water. Higher levels occur with more organic-rich source water or when water sits longer in distribution pipes. The violation indicates the locational running annual average exceeded the MCL.

Health effects: Dichloroacetic acid is a probable human carcinogen (Group B2). Long-term exposure to trichloroacetic acid may also increase cancer risk. Animal studies show liver, kidney, and reproductive effects at high doses.

Limit: 0.060 mg/L (60 ppb) locational running annual average (LRAA)

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About this data

EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several in the same period. Unresolved means still in violation at EPA's latest data refresh. Measured contaminant levels are not part of this record; each system publishes them in its annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Service area from EPA's Public Water System Service Area Boundaries dataset: State Agency. The system's location is the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New Jersey records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.