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Sussex County, New Jersey

Water Systems
479
Population Served
202,616
Total Violations
27,540
3,127 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 12 tested

Violation Analysis

92.1%
Systems with Violations
57.5
Avg Violations per System
11.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (10%)
SW
2 systems (0%)

PFAS Contamination

12
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Sussex New Jersey water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk 17,625 765 Detected
Newton Water & Sewer Utility 8,300 267 Clean
Hopatcong Water Dept 7,224 462 Detected
Sussex County Fairgrounds 6,246 26 -
Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley 5,517 15 Detected
Franklin Bd of Public Works 5,500 81 Clean
Mountain Creek Resort 5,041 217 Clean
Gordon Byram Assoc LLC 4,075 38 Clean
Stanhope W Dept 3,730 418 Detected
Walmart 3,695 22 Clean
Hamburg Board of Public 3,382 344 Detected
Skylands Ball Park 3,020 41 -
Wawa 8440 2,995 2 -
Ogdensburg W Dept 2,800 404 -
Kittatinny Reg High Scho 2,400 93 -
Sussex W Dept 2,201 278 -
Lowes Retail Store #1976 2,144 20 -
Vernon Valley Plaza LLC 2,140 30 -
Dales Market & Jimmy Pizza 2,000 53 -
Montague Water Co. 1,983 183 -
Hardyston Twp Mua 1,963 203 -
Byram Quick Check #183 1,917 7 -
Quick Chek 1,855 11 -
Big N Ames Plaza 1,818 201 -
Quick Chek 1,815 8 -
High Point Reg High Scho 1,750 120 Clean
Vernon Twp High School 1,714 108 -
Sparta Twp Water Utility -- Highlands 1,618 270 -
S-W Branch Library 1,608 17 -
Branchville W Dept 1,500 175 -
Rolling Hills/Lounsberry Hollow School 1,455 116 -
Forest Lakes Water 1,410 29 -
Nexxt Enterprises LLC 1,325 115 -
Byram Lakes Elem School 1,265 108 -
Lake Lenape Water Co 1,250 180 -
Quick Chek Store 43 Wantage 1,213 25 -
Newton McDonalds 1,207 34 -
Stillwater Water District 1 1,200 1,024 -
Quick Check #68 1,179 24 -
Brookwood Musconetcong River POA 1,087 137 -
Glen Meadow Mdidle School 1,058 49 -
Aqua NJ - Wallkill 1,050 213 -
Wawa 1,007 0 -
Lake Tamarack W Co 1,000 689 -
Tomahawk Lake - Rides 950 44 -
Tomahawk Lake - Parking Lot 950 21 -
Market Place 903 15 -
Black Bear Golf Club 840 41 -
Lafayette Township School 818 28 -
Veolia Water New Jersey Hampton 814 7 -

Other Counties in New Jersey

Bergen County
49 systems · 1,133,521 served · 6,905 violations
Essex County
25 systems · 889,677 served · 4,186 violations
Union County
7 systems · 778,855 served · 855 violations
Ocean County
214 systems · 721,554 served · 10,195 violations
Monmouth County
285 systems · 715,264 served · 9,403 violations
Burlington County
293 systems · 674,987 served · 19,188 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Sussex County? ▼
Sussex County has 27,540 total drinking water violations across 479 water systems, of which 3,127 are health-based violations. 92.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Sussex County systems? ▼
Water systems in Sussex County serve approximately 202,616 people through 479 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Sussex County water? ▼
Of 12 water systems tested for PFAS in Sussex County, 6 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Sussex County? ▼
Water systems in Sussex County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 11.4% of Sussex County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.