Public water system record
Wharton Water Dept
Serves Wharton, Morris County, NJ · 6,342 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for Wharton Water Dept 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
- 25
Key facts
- Wharton Water Dept draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, April 2010.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 468 unknown out of 2,154 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Wharton Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 80 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 23 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Trichloroethylene, began July 1989, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1989 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Wharton Water Dept between 2000 and 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2010 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 15, 2006 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Dec 4, 2000 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Wharton Water Dept draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Morris County MUA.
Buys water from
- Morris County MUA Randolph Twp, NJ
Annual water quality report
Wharton 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