OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEYPublic Notifications
Access resources for communicating with the public
Resources
- Public Notification Templates
- Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Ground Water Rule
- E. Coli in Source Water (BWA) [Updated 9/2022]
- E. Coli in Source Water (Consecutive Systems) [Updated 9/2022]
- Failure to collect source water samples
- Failure to submit a corrective action plan (Type 20)
- Failure to perform a corrective action (Type 48)
- Failure to submit a corrective action plan (Following a site visit/Type 20)
- Failure to perform corrective action (Following a site visit/Type 48)
- Revised Total Coliform Rule & Ground Water Rule
- E. coli in Source Water and Distribution System [Updated 9/2022]
- Nitrate
- Confirmed Nitrate MCL Exceedance [Updated 9/2022]
- Confirmed Nitrate MCL Exceedance & Failure to Maintain Treatment Violation (added 8/2020)
- Pending Nitrate Confirmation Sample (added 8/2020)
- Unconfirmed Nitrate MCL Exceedance [Updated 9/2022]
- Special Permission Nitrate MCL Exceedance (added 8/2020)
- Additional Nitrate Public Notice resources:
- Confirmed Nitrate MCL Exceedance in Spanish – Basic (added 10/2020)
- Instructions for Nitrate Public Notice Template (added 10/2020)
- PFAS
- Lead and Copper Rule
- Disinfection By-Products
- MCL Violation
- Miscellaneous
- Arsenic MCL Exceedance
- 1,2,3 – TCP MCL Exceedance
- HABs – Cyanotoxins
- High Turbidity Tier 1 (BWA)
- High Turbidity Tier 2
- Unapproved Chemical Use- Do Not Drink – Tier 1
- Unapproved Chemical Use- Do Not Use – Tier 1
- Radiologicals MCL Exceedance
- General Tier 2 MCL Exceedance
- Continuous PN Close-out Notification Template
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Secondary Language Determination for PE and PN new 2/2022
- Public Notification Certification Form – Tiers 1, 2 & 3 (BSDW 53) revised 3/2021
- Request to Limit Tier 1 or Tier 2 Public Notification Distribution Form (DEP_10-S_00026.1) – new 8/2023
- USEPA Best Practice Guide: Talking to Your Customers About Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water
- Public Notification Handbooks:
- Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
- 2024 CCR Certification Form
- 2024 CCR Review Checklist (This document is used by NJDEP when reviewing CCRs for compliance with content requirements; CWS may refer to this as guidance when preparing a CCR for distribution to consumers.)
