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Community Water System Standards Compliance by Standard, New Jersey, 2005 to 2020

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Why Is This Important?

Community water systems serve about 85% of New Jersey's residents, and are expected to comply with all current state and federal drinking water requirements for water quality. A water quality report is provided annually to customers by water suppliers, and drinking water quality is monitored by state certified water testing laboratories.

Definition

Percentage of community water systems in compliance with all current state and federal drinking water requirements for water quality.

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective EH-4. Community water systems are required to sample for coliform bacteria every month based on population, and sample for chemical and radiological parameters less frequently. Chemical and radiological violations must be addressed within a year of violation determination.

Data Source

Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(https://www.nj.gov/dep/watersupply/index.html)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of community water systems in compliance with all current state and federal drinking water requirements for water quality.

  • Denominator:

    Total number of community water systems.

Related Health Objectives and Indicators


Healthy NJ 2020 Objective EH-4a

NJ Target: Increase community water systems meeting chemical standards to 100 percent by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/environmental-health.shtml

Healthy NJ 2020 Objective EH-4b

NJ Target: Increase community water systems meeting radiological standards to 100 percent by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/environmental-health.shtml

Healthy NJ 2020 Objective EH-4c

NJ Target: Increase community water systems meeting microbological standards to 100 percent by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/environmental-health.shtml


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Community Water System Standards Compliance

Indicator Data Last Updated On 06/01/2023, Published on 02/07/2024
Environmental Public Health Tracking Project, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: nj.epht@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/epht)