Too Much Lead Found In These Morris Area Drinking Water Sites

Too much lead in drinking water isn't just a problem in Flint, Mich.

And in New Jersey, it's a problem not just confined to Newark, where the school district recently announced that elevated lead readings have been found at 30 schools in its jurisdiction.

Indeed, at least 79 additional New Jersey drinking water systems have been cited for having elevated levels of lead within the past four years, according to state Department of Environmental Protection (see list below).

Read more: Toxic Chemical Found In Many New Jersey Water Systems

Indeed, on average, about 34 community and smaller private or governmental water systems are cited annually for violating federal action-levels for lead in drinking water, according to annual violation reports of the DEP that were brought to light by NJ Spotlight.

NJ Spotlight and USA Today have identified New Jersey drinking water sites that have violated federal action-levels for lead. Patch backed up the date by going through the DEP's Drinking Water Watch searchable database, where people can see the quality of water in their communities, businesses or schools.

Bob Considine, a DEP spokesman, acknowledged the list and said most of the major lead issues in New Jersey - and in the rest of the country - are the result of leeching of lead from pipes and solder in home and buildings.

"But when we do have issues with public water supplies or private wells, we have the safe guards in place by virtue of EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule that requires these wells and utilities to address those concerns and also publicly notify people who use those sources of those lead issues," he said. "I think from that standpoint, New Jersey has a very good record of private well owners and public utilities addressing lead concerns so they’re not long-term."

None of these drinking water systems come anywhere near Flint, Mich., where lead was measured at upwards to 14,000 pars per billion. The federal safety line is 15 parts per billion, though Considine acknowledged that 600 parts per billion - the highest New Jersey total found out at the Bally's Park Place Casino site in Atlantic City - is still "not good."

Here is the list:

• ONE LOVE DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL, Atlantic 19.5ppb-35.2ppb
• HOMESTEAD RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE, Atlantic 26.6ppb-37.08ppb
• BALLYS PARK PLACE CASINO, Atlantic 600ppb
• BUENA REGIONAL HIGH SCHO, Atlantic 21.4ppb
• COLLINGS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Atlantic 15.5ppb
• TILTON TERRACE MH, Atlantic 22ppb
• HIGH MOUNTAIN ROAD SCHOOL, Bergen 20ppb
• RIDGEWOOD WATER, Bergen 21.6ppb
• FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CENTER, Burlington 27.1ppb-37.6ppb
• IRONSTONE SHOPPING CTR, Burlington 79ppb
• HILLTOP MOBILE VILLAGE, Burlington 43ppb
• NEWCOMB MIDDLE SCHOOL, Burlington 23.6ppb
• NEWCOMB MIDDLE SCHOOL, Burlington 19.5ppb
• DEBORAH HEART & LUNG CENTER, Burlington 21ppb
• UNITED STATE POST OFFICE - VINCENTOWN, Burlington 16.7ppb
• NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENT CTR, Burlington 190ppb
• WAGNER BOOT CAMP, Burlington 44.36ppb
• PINE VALLEY GOLF CLUB, Camden 36ppb
• ATCO POST OFFICE, Camden 17.2ppb
• UPPER TWP MIDDLE SCHOOL, Cape May 17.2ppb-20.6ppb
• DELSEA WOODS COMMUNITY LLC, Cape May 27.8ppb
• BAYSHORE MOBILE HOME PARK, Cumberland 17.9ppb-19ppb
• CUMBERLAND CNTY TECHNICAL ED, Cumberland 31.3ppb
• MOUNTAIN RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, Essex 21ppb-110ppb
• FERRO CORPORATION, Gloucester 15.5ppb-62.6ppb
• TLC DAYCARE CENTER INC, Gloucester 25.7ppb
• CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hunterdon 28.7ppb-160ppb
• PHILLIPS BARBER HEALTH CENTER, Hunterdon 29.4ppb-232ppb
• ALBERT ELIAS RESIDENTIAL GROUP, Hunterdon 18.5ppb-29.4ppb
• DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL, Hunterdon 113ppb
• EAST AMWELL SCHOOL, Hunterdon 36.7ppb
• ROUTE 12 BUSINESS PARK, Hunterdon 105ppb
• STOCKTON WATER DEPARTMENT, Hunterdon 18.6ppb
• AM BEST CO, Hunterdon 18ppb
• PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CTR, Mercer 18.1ppb-110ppb
• FARIDY VEISZ FRAYTAK PC, Mercer 19.8ppb
• PENNINGTON PARTNERSHIP, Mercer 23ppb
• LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL, Mercer 124ppb
• PRINCETON FRIENDS SCHOOL, Mercer 81ppb
• MIDDLESEX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Middlesex 41ppb
• COLTSTOWN GROUP/SHOPPING CTR, Monmouth 30ppb
• BAIS LEAH, Monmouth 26.3ppb
• BLACK RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, Morris 43ppb-74ppb
• MSM/SHAMROCK TIC WELL # 3, Morris 18ppb-60ppb
• 360 ROUTE 24, Morris 87ppb-276ppb
• OUR LADY OF THE MAGNIFICAT, Morris 38.3ppb-61.7ppb 6
• MILL RIDGE LANE, Morris 15.9ppb
• CHESTER WOODS PROFESSIONAL PARK, Morris 16.6ppb
• JEFFERSON TWP HIGH SCHOOL, Morris 23.6ppb
• MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Morris 88.7ppb
• WDIFTK INC, Morris 21ppb
• NJDOT @ ROXBURY CORP CENTER, Morris 16.9ppb
• PUBLIC WORKS BLDG, Ocean 17ppb-19ppb
• CRYSTAL LAKE HEALTH CARE, Ocean 54.3ppb
• AIR PARK EMERGENCY SERVICES, Ocean 19ppb
• BRICK TOWNSHIP MUA, Ocean 100.8ppb
• PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION, Passaic 16.4ppb-20.8ppb
• N.J.D.W.S.C. - WANAQUE NORTH, Passaic 19.27ppb-45.34ppb
• HILLCREST COMMUNITY CTR, Passaic 21ppb-24ppb
• NORTH HALEDON FIRST PRESB. CHURCH & NURSERY, Passaic 16.6ppb
• REFLECTION LAKES GARDEN APARTMENTS INC, Passaic 24ppb
• UPPER GREENWOOD LK ELEM SCHOOL, Passaic 16.8ppb
• CHRISTAIN LIFE-DAY CARE/AGAPE, Passaic 32ppb
• MILFORD MANOR, Passaic 36ppb
• ALLOWAY TWP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Salem 19.2ppb
• LEISURE ARMS COMPLEX, Salem 32ppb
• HARDING WOODS MHP, Salem 17.4ppb
• BANCROFT NEURO HEALTH CENTER, Salem 30ppb
• SOMERVILLE LUMBER CO, Somerset 28.1ppb
• LITTLE GEM ACADEMY, Somerset 61ppb
• 350 COMPLEX WELL, Sussex 21.7ppb-35.8ppb
• MANOR PLAZA CONDO ASSOCIATION COMPLEX, Sussex 16.4ppb
• STERLING PLAZA OFFICE, Sussex 21.7ppb
• GREEN APPLE ACADEMY, Sussex 21.4ppb
• HOPATCONG HEAD START, Sussex 51.4ppb
• U W V H DC SYSTEM, Sussex 22ppb
• ISE FARMS INC, Warren 150ppb
• JAMES ALEXANDER CORP, Warren 18ppb
• WASHINGTON SHOPPING CENTER, INC, Warren 77ppb