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Newton Water & Sewer Utility

Newton, New Jersey 07860 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 8,300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

8,300
People served
267
EPA violations
62
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 267 drinking-water violations at Newton Water & Sewer Utility, 23% of them health-based - above the New Jersey per-system average.

267
Total EPA violations on record
23%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
8,300
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Newton Water & Sewer Utility

Newton Water & Sewer Utility is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 8,300 residents in Newton, New Jersey (Sussex County) through 2,421 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 267 total violations for this system , of which 62 (23%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 199 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 44 violations (TT, health-based). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

Across New Jersey, EPA tracks 3,428 public water systems serving 9,570,926 people, with 204,988 cumulative violations and 22,229 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 59.8 violations. Statewide, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%).

Newton Water & Sewer Utility's 267 violations sit above the New Jersey average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
8,300
Total Violations
267
Health-Based Violations
62
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,421
County
Sussex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
199
Treatment Tech Violations
44

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 44 2000
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 19 2018
TTHM MCL 8 2017
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2022
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2009
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2009
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2009
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2009
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2009
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2009
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2009
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2009
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2009
Benzene MR 6 2009
Toluene MR 6 2009
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2009
Styrene MR 6 2009
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2009
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2009
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2009
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2009
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2009
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2009
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2000
Barium MR 4 2013
CYANIDE MR 4 2017
Nitrate MR 4 2003
Chlorine MR 4 2002

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFEESA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/17/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/17/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/17/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/17/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/17/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/17/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/17/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/17/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/17/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/17/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/17/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/17/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/17/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/17/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/17/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/17/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/10/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/10/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/10/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/10/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Newton Water & Sewer Utility.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NJ1915001 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Jersey Drinking Water Authority

NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Newton Water & Sewer Utility under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NJ regulator portal

Source: NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 8000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 5000
2018 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 19 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 0200
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2456
2017 TTHM MCL 8 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2950
2017 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 1024
2013 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 1010
2013 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 1005
2009 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2964
2009 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2968
2009 Vinyl chloride MR 6 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2976
2009 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2977
2009 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2979
2009 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / NJ1915001 / 2980

How Newton Water & Sewer Utility Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Newton Water & Sewer Utility New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 267 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 62 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 78.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 8,300 2,792 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,428 regulated public water systems in New Jersey.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Newton Water & Sewer Utility water safe to drink? ▼
Newton Water & Sewer Utility (PWS ID: NJ1915001) has 267 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 8,300 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Newton Water & Sewer Utility serve? ▼
Newton Water & Sewer Utility serves 8,300 people in Newton, New Jersey. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,421 service connections.
What type of violations does Newton Water & Sewer Utility have? ▼
Newton Water & Sewer Utility has 267 total violations: 62 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 199 monitoring/reporting violations, and 44 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Newton Water & Sewer Utility water? ▼
No. Newton Water & Sewer Utility was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Newton Water & Sewer Utility use? ▼
Newton Water & Sewer Utility uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.