Public water system · NJ1615452

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Sunoco Route 23

At a glance

Sunoco Route 23 (PWSID NJ1615452) is an active transient non-community water system in Passaic County, New Jersey. It reports serving 105 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

105

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1615452

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served105

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedWest Milford Twp.-1615

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyPassaic County

How does Sunoco Route 23 compare with other water systems in Passaic County?

By EPA's size categories, Sunoco Route 23 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Passaic County has 149 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,267 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 486,758 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Sunoco Route 23 is about 27% below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Jersey has 2,277 active transient non-community water systems, 65% 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 Sunoco Route 23?

EPA lists Sunoco Route 23 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. 107 of the 149 active systems in Passaic County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Sunoco Route 23 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2024 and June 2025. By type: 6 reporting, 5 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-06-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-05-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-04-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-03-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-02-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-12-30	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2024-11-11	ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Sunoco Route 23: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sunoco Route 23?

Sunoco Route 23 (PWSID NJ1615452) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Sunoco Route 23 serve?

Sunoco Route 23 reports serving 105 people through 1 service connection in Passaic County, New Jersey.

Where does Sunoco Route 23 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 Sunoco Route 23 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Sunoco Route 23'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sunoco Route 23's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sunoco Route 23 is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Passaic County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Passaic Valley Water Commission	Passaic	310,483	Community	Surface water
Township of Wayne	Passaic	55,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Manchester Utilities Authority	Passaic	12,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Pompton Lakes Mua	Passaic	11,435	Community	Groundwater
Nj American Water - Little Falls	Passaic	11,247	Community	Purchased surface water
Totowa W Dept	Passaic	10,804	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Sunoco Route 23, PWSID NJ1615452, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/sunoco-route-23-nj1615452 (data as of October 1, 2026).