SUSSEX W DEPT
PWSID: NJ1921001 · Sussex, NJ · Serves 2,201 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), SUSSEX W DEPT (PWSID NJ1921001) in Sussex, NJ is listed as a CWS water system covering about 2,201 people. The same extract lists 25 health-based violation records spanning 2015-2025. Those 25 health-based rows for SUSSEX W DEPT cover contaminants such as Lead and Copper Rule, TTHM, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
SUSSEX W DEPT has 25 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 5 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Lead and Copper Rule, TTHM, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2015–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the New Jersey drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the New Jersey state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- NJ1921001
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Sussex, NJ
- Population Served
- 2,201
- Health Violations
- Yes (25)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | 11 | 11 |
| TTHM | 7 | 7 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 3 | 3 |
| Chlorite | 2 | 2 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 2 | 2 |
Violation History (25)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorite | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Chlorite | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Apr 1, 2017 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2017 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2016 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2016 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2016 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2016 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2015 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2015 |
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Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest SUSSEX W DEPT on cumulative violation count (25) and EPA-reported population served (2,201). Violation-count peers include GILBERTOWN, UTILITIES BOARD OF TOWN OF, BRANCH WATER WORKS, JUNIPER RIVIERA CWD. Population peers include CALEDONIA VILLAGE, Yavapai Apache - Middle Verde, Chemehuevi Water.
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About This Data
SUSSEX W DEPT (NJ1921001) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK; NEWTON WATER & SEWER UTILITY; HOPATCONG WATER DEPT; VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY VERNON VALLEY. Health-based rows (25 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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