Chlorite above the legal limit in the period starting September 2025.
Serves about 2,201 people (770 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
From EPA's record for NJ1921001. PurityMap is independent of Sussex W Dept.
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12 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From September 2025 | Chlorite | 1,283 µg/L | 1.0 mg/L | Resolved |
| From January 2024 | Lead and Copper Rule | – | TT | Resolved |
| From July 2023 | Lead and Copper Rule | – | TT | Resolved |
| From July 2022 | Lead and Copper Rule | – | TT | Resolved |
| From January 2022 | Lead and Copper Rule | – | TT | Resolved |
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From January 2018 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | – | – | Resolved |
| From January 2018 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | – | – | Resolved |
| From October 2017 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | – | – | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2017 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.064 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2017 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.064 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2017 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.097 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2016 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.096 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.
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Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
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ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Sussex W Dept's phone number on EPA record is 973-875-4831. Its mailing address is 2 MAIN STREET, SUSSEX, NJ 07461.
According to EPA's record, Sussex W Dept uses surface water from its own intake.
EPA's record shows 12 health-based violations for Sussex W Dept in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. Chlorite was above the legal limit in the period starting September 2025. EPA also lists 26 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Sussex W Dept's latest lead and copper round, which ended in June 2026. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Sussex W Dept. Its phone number on EPA record is 973-875-4831. Its mailing address on EPA record is 2 MAIN STREET, SUSSEX, NJ 07461. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.