Public water system · NJ1922011
ActiveVeolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge
At a glance
Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge (PWSID NJ1922011) is an active community water system in Sussex County, New Jersey. It reports serving 208 people through 78 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
208
Service connections
78
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sussex County has 476 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 425 people per system, and accounts for 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge 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 Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge?
EPA lists Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge 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. 372 of the 476 active systems in Sussex County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and September 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-01-01 | Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge?
Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge (PWSID NJ1922011) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge serve?
Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge reports serving 208 people through 78 service connections in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Where does Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge 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 Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge's water quality report?
As a community water system, Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge 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 Sussex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk | Sussex | 17,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newton Water & Sewer Utility | Sussex | 8,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Hopatcong Water Dept | Sussex | 7,224 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sussex County Fairgrounds | Sussex | 6,246 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley | Sussex | 5,517 | Community | Groundwater |
| Franklin Bd of Public Works | Sussex | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Veolia Water New Jersey Sunset Ridge, PWSID NJ1922011, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/veolia-water-new-jersey-sunset-ridge-nj1922011 (data as of October 1, 2026).