Rockaway Twp Garage

PWSID: NJ1435318

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 98% of water systems in New Jersey.

Violation trend: 4.2 per year over the last 5 years, down from 21.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served70
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeTransient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityRockaway
EPA ZIP on File07849

Areas Served

  • Morris County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0339 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0144 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0136 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0130 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0121 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0118 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0105 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0100 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0095 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0068 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0060 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0050 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0024 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2021-01-01Open

Violation History (128 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2023-11-15Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-11-15Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-10-11Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-10-11Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-10-11Returned to Compliance
5000TT2023-10-10YesReturned to Compliance
5000TT2023-10-10YesReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2023-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2023-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2023-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2023-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2022-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000TT2021-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000TT2021-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000MR2021-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-03-31Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-03-31Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-03-31Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2018-04-11Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2018-04-11Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-04-01Returned to Compliance
2378MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2955MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2955MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2964MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2964MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2968MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2968MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2969MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2969MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2976MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2976MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2977MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2977MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2979MR2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 127 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Rockaway Twp Garage is a transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 70 in Rockaway, New Jersey. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.