Public water system record
Mine Hill Twp Water Dept
Serves an area of Morris County, NJ · 4,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Mine Hill Twp Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Mine Hill Twp Water Dept buys its water from Morris County MUA and NJ American Water - Roxbury.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, April 2014.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,638 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Mine Hill Twp Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 15 |
| 2000s | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Mine Hill Twp Water Dept between 2000 and 2014. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2014 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Apr 8, 2005 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 4 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| Mar 9, 2000 | New Jersey | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 9, 2000 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Mine Hill Twp Water Dept buys its water from Morris County MUA and NJ American Water - Roxbury. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Morris County MUA Randolph Twp, NJ
- NJ American Water - Roxbury Washington, NJ
Annual water quality report
Mine Hill Twp Water Dept must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Jersey.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells