Passaic Valley Water Commission

Water Public Utility - Government owned and operated Est. Population Served: 306,827
Public Water System ID: NJ1605002
Associated Municipalities: Clifton City, Passaic City, Paterson City, Prospect Park Borough
Drinking Water Sources: Passaic River, Point View Reservoir, Pompton River
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PVWC is a public drinking water supplier owned by the cities of Paterson, Clifton, and Passaic. PVWC owns and operates the Alan C. Levine Little Falls Water Treatment Plant (WTP). For a majority of PVWC customers, finished water from the Little Falls WTP is blended with finished water obtained from North Jersey District Water Supply Commission’s (NJDWSC) Wanaque WTP. After treatment the finished water is then pumped through underground pipes to the cities of Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Prospect Park, Lodi, North Arlington, a section of Woodland Park and to over 22 wholesale customers in Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Morris Counties.
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