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This is the Borough of East Newark's Annual Water Quality Report, also known as the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), for the year 2021. It informs residents about the quality of their drinking water and the services provided. The report confirms that East Newark's water supply meets or surpasses all New Jersey State and Federal standards for safe drinking water. The water source is primarily from the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC), which utilizes the Wanaque and Monksville Reservoirs.

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--- Document: 2022 Consumer Confidence Report Document ---
 
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*** 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION! Your water meets or surpasses all New Jersey 
State and Federal standards for safe drinking water.    
  
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The Borough of East Newark is pleased to present you with our Annual Water Quality Report based on the year 2021 
analytical results.  This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. 
Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to be confident that 
we make every effort to continually monitor and protect our water resources.  
   
Both the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental 
Protection (NJDEP) require water suppliers to mail a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) to their customers on an annual 
basis.  This CCR provides information about the water you drink.  It shows how your water measured up to the government 
standards during the year 2021. We are proud to report that our drinking water meets all federal and state safety 
requirements. 
  
If you want to learn more about the East Newark Water distribution system, please attend any of our regularly scheduled 
Borough Council Meetings at the Borough Hall, 34 Sherman Avenue, East Newark, NJ 07029.  The meetings are typically 
held on every second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. 
  
  ***If you have any questions or concerns about your drinking water, please contact the Borough of East Newark at 973-
481-2902.   Or, you can call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.  
 
For information on various water related topics, free instructional materials, and directions to related water links, visit 
www.njawwa.org.   The USEPA drinking water web site is www.epa.gov/safewater, or you can contact the NJDEP, 
Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at 609-292-5550 or at their website at www.nj.gov/dep/watersupply  
   
 
Where does your water come from? 
 
  
The Borough of East Newark receives its bulk water supply through the Town of Kearny PWSID# 0907001, obtained solely 
from, the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC) PWSID# 1613001. NJDWSC water supply is mainly 
from the 29.6 billion gallon Wanaque Reservoir and from the 7 billion gallon Monksville Reservoir.  NJDWSC also operators 
two pump stations designed to pump 250 million gallons per day of water from the Pompton River and 150 million gallons 
per day from the Ramapo River in the Wanaque Reservoir as needed.  Located in Wanaque, New Jersey, the NJDWSC 
Water Treatment Plant purifies and filters the water to ensure its safety and potability.  To ensure the safety of the water, 
NJDWSC routinely monitors and tests the water at rivers, lakes and streams that supply its reservoirs. The water is then 
pumped through underground pipes to the Borough of East Newark. 
 
 
EAST NEWARK WATER SYSTEM 
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT 2022 
FOR THE YEAR 2021 
NJDEP PWSID# 0902001 


 
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SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT PROGERAM 
Under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, all states were required to establish a Source Water Assessment Program 
(SWAP).  New Jersey’s SWAP Plan incorporates the following four fundamental steps: 
1. Determine the source water assessment area of each ground and surface water sources of public drinking water.   
2. Inventory the potential contamination sources within the source water assessment area. 
3. Determine the public water system source’s susceptibility to regulate contaminants.  It is important to note, if a 
drinking water sources’ susceptibility is high, it does not mean the drinking water is contaminated.  The rating reflects 
the potential for contamination of source water, not the existence of contamination.   
4. Incorporates public education and participation.  
In 2004, source water assessment reports were completed by NJDEP for all Community and Non-Community Water 
systems in New Jersey.  Susceptibility ratings from the SWAP summary document can be seen below.  The source water 
assessment reports and supporting documentation and available at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/swap/index.html or by 
contacting the NJDEP’s Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at 609-292-5550 or Watersupply@dep.nj.gov. 
 
The table below illustrates the susceptibility of ratings for the seven contaminate categories (and radon) for each source in 
the system.  If a system is rated highly susceptible for a contaminant category, it does not mean a customer is or will be 
consuming contaminated drinking water.  The rating reflects the potential for contamination of sources water, not the 
existence of contamination.  Public water systems are required to monitor for regulated contaminants and to install treatment 
if any contaminants are detected at frequency and concentrations about allowable levels.  As a result of the assessments, 
DEP may customize (change existing) monitoring schedules based on the susceptibly ratings.  
 
 
 
The sources were rated on their susceptibility to seven contamination categories (and Radon), as defined below: 
 
Pathogens: Disease causing organisms such as bacteria and viruses.  Common sources are animal and human fecal 
wastes. 
 
Nutrients:  Compounds, minerals and elements that aid growth, that are both naturally occurring and man-made.  Examples 
include nitrogen and phosphorus. 
 
Volatile Organic Compounds: Man-made chemicals used as solvents, degreasers, and gasoline components.  Examples 
include benzene, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), and vinyl chloride. 
 
Pesticides:  Man-made chemicals used to control pests, weeds and fungus.  Common sources include land application 
and manufacturing centers of pesticides.  Examples include herbicides such as atrazine, and insecticides such as chlordane.  
 
Inorganics:  Mineral-based compounds that are both naturally occurring and man-made.  Examples include arsenic, 
asbestos, copper, lead, and nitrate. 
 
Radionuclides: Radioactive substances that are both naturally occurring and man-made.  Examples include radium and 
uranium.  
 
Radon:   Colorless, odorless, cancer-causing gas that occurs naturally in the environment.  For more information call 
(800) 648-0394 or go to http://www.nj.gov/dep/rpp/radon/index.htm  
 
Disinfection Byproduct Precursors: A common source is naturally occurring organic matter in surface water.  Disinfection 
byproducts are formed when the disinfectants (usually chlorine) used to kill pathogens react with dissolved organic material 
(for example leaves) present in surface water. 


 
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HEALTH AWARENESS AND WATER QUALITY 
ISSUES 
  
  
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds reservoirs, springs, 
and wells.  As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, 
in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human 
activity. 
  
 
 
Contaminants that may be present in source water include: 
  
•        Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, 
septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife. 
  
•        Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban 
storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas projection, mining, or farming. 
  
•        Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm 
water runoff, and residential uses. 
  
•        Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts 
of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can, also come from gas stations, urban storm water 
runoff, and septic systems. 
 
•        Radioactive contaminants which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and 
mining activities. 
 
 In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants 
in water provided by public water systems.  Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in 
bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health. 
  
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some 
contaminants.  The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More 
information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. 
  
The Safe Drinking Water Act regulations allow monitoring waivers to reduce or eliminate the monitoring requirements for 
asbestos, volatile organic chemicals (VOC) and synthetic organic chemicals (SOC). NJDWSC received monitoring waivers 
for synthetic organic chemicals and asbestos. 
 
 Health and Educational Information 
 
Special Considerations Regarding Children, Pregnant Women, Nursing Mothers, and Others 
 
Children may receive a slightly higher amount of a contaminant present in the water than do adults, on a body 
weight basis, because they may drink a greater amount of water per pound of body weight than do adults.  For 
this reason, reproductive or developmental effects are used for calculating a drinking water standard, especially 
if these effects occur at lower levels than other health effects of concern.  If there is insufficient toxicity 
information for a chemical (for example, lack of data on reproductive or developmental effects), an extra 
uncertainty factor may be incorporated into the calculation of the drinking water standard, thus making the 
standard more stringent, to account for the additional uncertainties regarding these effects.  In the case of lead 
and nitrate, effects on infants and children are the health endpoints upon which the standard is based. 
 


 
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ADDITIONAL SPECIAL NOTICE ON LEAD 
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant woman and 
young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with 
service lines and home plumbing.  East Newark is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, 
but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been 
sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 
seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking.  If you are concerned about lead in your 
water you may wish to have your water tested.  Adults who drink this water with elevated levels of lead 
over many years could develop kidney problems and high blood pressure.  
 
Additional information is available from the SAFE DRINKING WATER HOT LINE (1-800-426-4791) or 
at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead 
 
  
      TABLE OF DETECTED REGULATED CONTAMINANTS 
  
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-
compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone 
organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be 
particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care 
providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other 
microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). 
 
The NJDWSC, Kearny Water Department and the Borough of East Newark routinely monitor for contaminants in 
your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. This table shows the results of our monitoring for the 
period of January 1st to December 31st, 2021.   
 
Table 1 
East Newark Water Department - Water Quality Report 
 
Microbiological Contaminants 
Regulated  
Contaminant 
Units 
COMPLIANCE 
ACCHIEVED 
MCLG 
MCL 
Highest Level 
Source of Contamination 
Total Coliform 
Bacteria 
# per 
100 
ml 
Yes* 
0 
1 positive 
sample per 
month 
1 
Coliform are bacteria that are naturally present in the 
environment and are used as an indicator that other, 
potentially harmful bacteria may be present. 
*The East Newark Water Department 2 routine total coliform samples per month. East Newark Water recorded a single positive 
sample for total coliform in the month of July. That sample was negative for e-coli. In conformance with the rules a repeat sample was 
collected from the same location and 2 additional check samples were taken upstream and downstream of the location of the positive 
sample within 24 hours and retested. All repeat and check samples were negative therefore the system remained in compliance. 
 
REGULATED DISINFECTANTS and DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS 
Disinfection Byproducts, Note: compliance is based on the locational running annual average (LRAA) calculated at each monitoring 
location. The LRAA for Stage 2  
 
Regulated  
Contaminant 
UNIT 
COMPLIANCE 
ACCHIEVED 
 
MCL 
LRAA 
Max of 
all 
Sites 
 
Individual 
Sample Range 
Detected 
Source of Contamination/ 
and Comments 
Total 
Trihalomethanes 
(TTHM)  
PPB 
Yes 
 
80 
64 
31 - 87 
Byproduct of water disinfection. / TTHM compliance is 
based on Locational Running Annual Average with a limit 
of 80 PPB. 
Haloacetic Acids 
(HAA5)  
PPB 
Yes 
 
60 
34 
21.01 - 46.2 
Byproduct of water disinfection. / HAA5 compliance is 
based on Locational Running Annual Average With a limit 
of 60 PPB 
 


 
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Disinfectants: Limit is based upon the Running Annual Avg. (RAA) reported quarterly. 
Regulated  
Contaminant 
Units 
COMPLIANCE 
ACCHIEVED 
MRDLG 
 
MRDL 
Highest 
RAA 
Detected 
Range 
Detected 
Source of Contamination 
Chlorine as CL2 
(Running avg.) 
PPM 
 
Yes 
4 
4 
1.00 
0.30 – 0.90 
 
Water additive to control microbes. 
 
Lead and Copper Rule 
Regulated  
Contaminant 
Units 
COMPLIANCE 
ACCHIEVED 
RUL 
90th Percentile Result 
Source of Contamination 
Lead 
PPB 
Yes 
15 
0.77 
(0 samples out of 10 exceeded the 
action level) 
Lead service lines, corrosion of household 
plumbing including fittings and fixtures; 
erosion of natural deposits 
Copper 
PPM 
Yes 
1.3 
0.03352 
(0 samples out of 10 exceeded the 
action level) 
Corrosion of household plumbing 
systems, erosion of natural deposits. 
LEAD AND COPPER. COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE IS BASED ON THE 90TH PERCENTILE 
RESULT FROM POINTS OF USE IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COLLECTED IN 2021. EAST NEWARK WATER IS ON 
REDUCED MONITORING, 3 YEAR INTERVALS, AND WILL MONITOR NEXT IN 2024.  
 
MCL’s are set at very stringent levels.  To understand the possible health effects described for many 
regulated contaminants, a person would have to drink two liters of water everyday at the MCL level for a 
lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. 
 
 


 
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North Jersey District Water Supply Water Quality Report 
Provided by Veolia Kearny Water 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
The Safe Drinking Water Act regulations allow monitoring waivers to reduce or eliminate monitoring 
requirements for asbestos, volatile organic chemicals and synthetic organic chemicals.  Our system received 
monitoring waivers for asbestos and we are not required to monitor for synthetic organic chemicals. 
 
Children may receive a slightly higher amount of a contaminant present in the water than do adults, on a body 
weight basis, because they may drink a greater amount of water per pound of body weight than do adults.  For 
this reason, reproductive or developmental effects are used for calculating a drinking water standard, if these 
effects occur at lower levels than other health effects of concern.  If there is insufficient toxicity information for 
a chemical (for example, lack of data on reproductive or developmental effects), an extra uncertainty factor may 
be incorporated into the calculation of the drinking water standard, thus making the standard more stringent, to 
account for additional uncertainties regarding these effects.  In the cases of lead and nitrate, effects on infants and 
children are the health endpoints upon which the standards are based. 
  
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young 
children.  Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and 
home plumbing.  The Borough of East Newark is responsible for providing high quality drinking water but cannot 
control the variety of materials used in plumbing components.  
 
When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing 
your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking.  If you are concerned about lead 
in your water, you may wish to have your water tested.  Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, 
and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791 or 
at www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
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DEFINITIONS 
In the table you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these 
terms we've provided the following definitions: 
  
AL 
 
  
 
Action Level – The concentration of a contaminant, which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other 
requirements, which a water system must follow. 
 
 
LRAA 
 
 
 
Locational Running Annual Average 
 
MCL 
 
 
 
Maximum Contaminant Level – The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water  MCLs 
are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. 
 
  
MCLG 
  
  
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal – The “Goal” is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below 
which there is no known or expected risk to health.  MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. 
  
  
MRDL 
  
 
Maximum Residuals Disinfectant Level – The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water.  
There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial 
contaminants. 
 
  
  
MRDLG 
  
  
Maximum Residuals Disinfectant Level Goal – The level of a drinking water disinfectant below, which 
there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of 
disinfectants to control microbial contamination. 
  
  
  
NTU 
  
 
Nephelometric Turbidity Unit – Nephelometric turbidity unit is a measure of the clarity of water.   Turbidity 
in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the average person.  It is monitored because it is a good indicator 
of water quality.   High turbidity can hinder the effectiveness of disinfectants. 
  
 
NA 
  
 
Not applicable 
  
 
NS 
  
 
No standard  
  
PPB 
 
  
 
Parts per billion or Micrograms per liter (ug/l)  
  
PPM 
 
  
 
Parts per million or Milligrams per liter (mg/l)  
 
RAA 
 
 
 
Running Annual Average 
 
RUL 
  
 
Recommended Upper Limit  
 
 TT 
  
 
Treatment Technique – A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a 
contaminant in drinking water.