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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NJ2123300

Belvidere Shopping Plaza

Denville, New Jersey 07834 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 953 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

953
People served
53
EPA violations
31
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 53 drinking-water violations at Belvidere Shopping Plaza, 58% of them health-based - below the New Jersey per-system average.

53
Total EPA violations on record
58%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
953
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Belvidere Shopping Plaza

Belvidere Shopping Plaza is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 953 residents in Denville, New Jersey (Warren County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 53 total violations for this system , of which 31 (58%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 21 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 31 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New Jersey, EPA tracks 3,428 public water systems serving 9,570,926 people, with 204,988 cumulative violations and 22,229 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 59.8 violations. Statewide, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%).

Belvidere Shopping Plaza's 53 violations sit below the New Jersey average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
953
Total Violations
53
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Warren
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
31
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 31 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2017
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1990
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1990
Vinyl chloride MR 2 1990
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1990
Benzene MR 2 1990
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1990
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1990
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1990
Nitrate MR 2 1982

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Belvidere Shopping Plaza.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NJ2123300 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Jersey Drinking Water Authority

NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Belvidere Shopping Plaza under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NJ regulator portal

Source: NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 5000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 31 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 3100
1990 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2982
1990 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2969
1990 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2976
1990 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2977
1990 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2990
1990 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2980
1990 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2984
1990 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 2981
1982 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / NJ2123300 / 1040

How Belvidere Shopping Plaza Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Belvidere Shopping Plaza New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 53 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 31 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 78.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 953 2,792 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,428 regulated public water systems in New Jersey.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Belvidere Shopping Plaza water safe to drink? ▼
Belvidere Shopping Plaza (PWS ID: NJ2123300) has 53 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 953 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Belvidere Shopping Plaza serve? ▼
Belvidere Shopping Plaza serves 953 people in Denville, New Jersey. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Belvidere Shopping Plaza have? ▼
Belvidere Shopping Plaza has 53 total violations: 31 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 21 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Belvidere Shopping Plaza water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Belvidere Shopping Plaza under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Belvidere Shopping Plaza use? ▼
Belvidere Shopping Plaza uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.