NJ1403001 · New Jersey

BUTLER WATER DEPT

Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 13
EPA health-based flag: 3
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 10

Counties listed by EPA · Morris County, New Jersey · Passaic County, New Jersey

Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.

Violations and what followed

Among 9 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 180 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 13156 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start December 30, 2025 · period end April 13, 2026 · first reported March 27, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field April 13, 2026

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4800	March 18, 2026	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4801	April 13, 2026	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Violation 13154 · Surface Water Treatment Rule · Surface Water Treatment Rule
Noncompliance period start December 1, 2025 · period end December 31, 2025 · first reported March 27, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2025
No linked action row appears in the records shown.

Monitoring or reporting · Archived

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 13157 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2025 · period end December 31, 2025 · first reported June 30, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2025

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4802	June 16, 2026	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4803	June 16, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification requested

Monitoring or reporting · Archived

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 13155 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end June 30, 2025 · first reported March 27, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2025

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4798	February 3, 2026	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4799	February 3, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification requested

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Violation 13145 · Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Interim and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Noncompliance period start June 1, 2024 · period end June 30, 2024 · first reported September 19, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2024

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4782	July 5, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4783	July 5, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification requested
4784	July 11, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received
4785	July 11, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 13144 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start September 29, 2023 · period end December 22, 2023 · first reported February 23, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 22, 2023

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4781	December 22, 2023	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
4780	January 11, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 13140 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start September 29, 2022 · period end March 31, 2023 · first reported February 15, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2023

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4775	February 13, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4779	March 31, 2023	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 13139 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported February 15, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4778	February 2, 2023	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
4773	February 6, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4774	February 6, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification requested

EPA health-based flag · Resolved
WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-ComplianceViolation 13138 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule
Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported March 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
4767 March 1, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4769 April 19, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4767	March 1, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4769	April 19, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 13137 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end June 29, 2021 · first reported February 25, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 29, 2021

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4766	June 29, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
4764	February 11, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-ComplianceViolation 13135 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end June 30, 2021 · first reported December 15, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2021

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4761	October 6, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4762	October 6, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
4772	April 19, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 13134 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end June 29, 2021 · first reported September 14, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 29, 2021

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4770	June 29, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
4759	September 1, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4760	September 1, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 13133 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2020 · first reported April 13, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2020

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
4757	February 11, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
4758	February 11, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
4771	June 29, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA data and scope

How to read the records

The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.

We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.

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