Fair Lawn Water Department

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Fair Lawn Water Department (NJ0217001): 3 past health-based violations, since resolved. Dating back across the full five-year EPA tracking window, Fair Lawn Water Department encountered 8 violations, each subsequently remedied and closed - today the utility meets all federal drinking water requirements for the 35,564 residents in its service area and holds no open enforcement actions.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Fair Lawn Water Department (EPA ID: NJ0217001) is a community water system in New Jersey that serves approximately 35,564 people from surface water sources.

This system serves ZIP code 07410 in Fair Lawn.

ZIP-Area Home Safety Context: C (63/100)

This is the average Home Safety Score for 1 of 1 service-area ZIP codes with all required score domains observed. It is not a grade for the water utility.

Model 4.0.0 uses SDWIS identity plus accepted ECHO SDWA lifecycle-based water compliance, the UCMR 5 PFAS MCL screen, EPA radon zone, and annual EPA AirData AQI across three equally weighted domains. Missing required evidence suppresses the score.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 7 resolved, 1 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Health Risk Details

E. coli (EPA limit: Zero tolerance (any positive sample triggers immediate action))

Severe GI illness; potentially fatal kidney failure in children At-risk groups: children under 5, elderly, immunocompromised individuals, pregnant women.

Removal methods: UV disinfection (99.99%), chlorination, reverse osmosis. Find the right filter →

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by NJ or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 07410 - Fair Lawn

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Fair Lawn Water Department (NJ0217001) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fair Lawn Water Department water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Fair Lawn Water Department; its 8 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Fair Lawn Water Department serve?

Fair Lawn Water Department serves approximately 35,564 people across 1 ZIP code in New Jersey.

Where does Fair Lawn Water Department get its water?

The primary water source is surface water.

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