Public water system record
Morris County MUA
Serves an area of Morris County, NJ · Population served not reported
Federal records show no health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Morris County MUA in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- Morris County MUA draws water from 9 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, May 2023.
- Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
Check whether Morris County MUA serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Morris County MUA go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 47 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Morris County MUA between 2015 and 2023. The most recent was an administrative penalty in May 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 12 violations: Arsenic, Cadmium, Antimony, Total, Selenium, Fluoride |
| Jan 29, 2015 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Morris County MUA draws water from 9 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 12 other community water systems buy water from Morris County MUA.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Denville Twp Water Dept Denville, NJ
- Jefferson Twp W U Lk Hop Lake Hopatcong, NJ
- Mine Hill Twp Water Dept Mine Hill, NJ
- Mount Arlington Boro DPW Main Mount Arlington, NJ
- Mount Arlington DPW Kadel Sys Mount Arlington, NJ
- NJ American Water - Short Hills Short Hills, NJ
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department Parsippany, NJ
- Randolph Twp Public Works Dept Randolph Twp, NJ
- Roxbury Twp W Dept-Shore Landing, NJ
- Roxbury Twp W Dept-Sky V Landing, NJ
- Southeast Morris County MUA Cedar Knolls, NJ
- Wharton Water Dept Mount Arlington, NJ
Annual water quality report
Morris County MUA 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.
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