Public water system · NJ1922026
ActiveVeolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley
At a glance
Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley (PWSID NJ1922026) is an active community water system in Sussex County, New Jersey. It reports serving 5,517 people through 1,619 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,517
Service connections
1,619
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Sussex County has 476 active public water systems, and Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 13 times the county average of 425 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% 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 Vernon Valley is about 18% 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 Vernon Valley?
EPA lists Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley 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 Vernon Valley have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and July 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 3 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 8 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 Vernon Valley: frequently asked questions
Who runs Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley?
Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley (PWSID NJ1922026) 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 Vernon Valley serve?
Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley reports serving 5,517 people through 1,619 service connections in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Where does Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley 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 Vernon Valley have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Vernon Valley's water quality report?
As a community water system, Veolia Water New Jersey Vernon Valley 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 |
| Franklin Bd of Public Works | Sussex | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mountain Creek Resort | Sussex | 5,041 | Non-transient non-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 Vernon Valley, PWSID NJ1922026, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/veolia-water-new-jersey-vernon-valley-nj1922026 (data as of October 1, 2026).