Public water system record
Rockaway Boro Water Dept
Serves Rockaway, Morris County, NJ · 7,066 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Rockaway Boro 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
- 4
Key facts
- Rockaway Boro Water Dept draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 241 unknown out of 2,955 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Rockaway Boro Water Dept go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2014, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Rockaway Boro Water Dept draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Rockaway Boro 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