Montclair Releases Latest Drinking Water Quality Report

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Water Bureau released its annual Drinking Water Quality report on Tuesday.

“This report is a summary of the quality of the water we provide our customers,” the bureau noted. “Our water meets all state and federal standards.”

The analysis covers Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2021, and uses data from the most recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-required tests, officials said.

The full report can be viewed online here.

According to the report, the Township of Montclair and the Borough of Glen Ridge obtain their water from the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC).

The report states:

“The Township of Montclair and the Borough of Glen Ridge are partners in the NJDWSC, which owns and operates the 29.6 billion-gallon Wanaque Reservoir and Treatment Plant and the seven-billion-gallon Monksville Reservoir. The Borough of Glen Ridge has three interconnections with Montclair through which it receives its water supply. The water is received by the Township of Montclair through its Grove Street pumping station, and is pumped throughout Montclair. The Montclair system also includes three municipal wells, one in each of the three pressure zones. Glenfield well is the only well online during the spring/summer of 2021. Carbon Absorbers were installed in 2017. Lorraine well will have carbon absorbers installed in 2021 and will run in 2022. No wells will run without carbon treatment.”

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