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Sussex County Annex Building

At a glance

Sussex County Annex Building (PWSID NJ1911354) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sussex County, New Jersey. It reports serving 81 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.

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

Population served

81

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1911354
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served81
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program
City servedHardyston Twp.-1911
StateNew Jersey
ZIP—
CountySussex County

How does Sussex County Annex Building compare with other water systems in Sussex County?

By EPA's size categories, Sussex County Annex Building is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sussex County has 476 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 425 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 202,506 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Sussex County Annex Building is well below that figure.

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

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New Jersey has 637 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Sussex County Annex Building?

EPA lists Sussex County Annex Building as owned by a local government. 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. 71 of the 476 active systems in Sussex County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Sussex County Annex Building have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and December 2023. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2023-12-30Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 2 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.

Sussex County Annex Building: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sussex County Annex Building?

Sussex County Annex Building (PWSID NJ1911354) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Sussex County Annex Building serve?

Sussex County Annex Building reports serving 81 people through 1 service connection in Sussex County, New Jersey.

Where does Sussex County Annex Building 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 Sussex County Annex Building have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Sussex County Annex Building'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sussex County Annex Building's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sussex County Annex Building is a non-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 Sussex County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake MohawkSussex17,625CommunityGroundwater
Newton Water & Sewer UtilitySussex8,300CommunitySurface water
Hopatcong Water DeptSussex7,224CommunityGroundwater
Sussex County FairgroundsSussex6,246Transient non-communityGroundwater
Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon ValleySussex5,517CommunityGroundwater
Franklin Bd of Public WorksSussex5,500CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Sussex County Annex Building, PWSID NJ1911354, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/sussex-county-annex-building-nj1911354 (data as of October 1, 2026).