Public water system · NJ1422001
ActiveSisters of Charity of St Elizabeth
At a glance
Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth (PWSID NJ1422001) is an active community water system in Morris County, New Jersey. It reports serving 1,100 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,100
Service connections
17
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth compare with other water systems in Morris County?
By EPA's size categories, Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Morris County has 302 active public water systems. Its population served is about 26% below the county average of 1,490 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 449,898 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Jersey, the 3,496 active systems average 2,750 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Jersey has 582 active community water systems, 17% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,313 New Jersey systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth?
EPA lists Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth as privately owned. The NJ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 228 of the 302 active systems in Morris County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1980 and December 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 2 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth?
Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth (PWSID NJ1422001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth serve?
Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth reports serving 1,100 people through 17 service connections in Morris County, New Jersey.
Where does Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Morris County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Morris County Mua | Morris | 62,349 | Community | Surface water |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department | Morris | 50,400 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dover Water Commission | Morris | 27,806 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montville Twp Mua | Morris | 22,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Denville Twp Water Dept | Morris | 15,881 | Community | Groundwater |
| Madison Water Dept | Morris | 15,820 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth, PWSID NJ1422001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/sisters-of-charity-of-st-elizabeth-nj1422001 (data as of October 1, 2026).