Livingston Releases 2017 Drinking Water Report

LIVINGSTON, NJ — What’s the state of your drinking water, Livingston? Municipal officials have released the town’s 2017 Water Quality Report, which details the latest monitoring results for more than 80 drinking water contaminants classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

According to the report, Livingston’s water supply is derived from 14 production wells located within the township and water purchased from New Jersey American Water (NJAW). The water purchased from NJAW is a blend of sources that includes groundwater from the Brunswick Shale Formations, the Buried Valley Aquifer System, the Gneiss Rock Formations, and surface water from the Canoe Brook Reservoirs, Passaic River, Raritan River and Wanaque Reservoir.

“The Township of Livingston Water Department and New Jersey American Water routinely monitor for contaminants in your drinking water according to federal and state laws,” the report states. “The [data] shows the results of that monitoring for the period of Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2016.

The full report can be seen online here.

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