Public water system record
Aqua NJ - Byram
Serves Lake Mohawk, Sussex County, NJ · 400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Aqua NJ - Byram 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
- 15
Key facts
- Aqua NJ - Byram draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, January 2016.
- Record on file since 1988, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 50 unknown out of 152 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2023 | Active |
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Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
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Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2019 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
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Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Aqua NJ - Byram go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 226 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 208 |
| 2000s | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (3.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 119 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (3.4 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 77 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.047 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.6 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18.2 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.9 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Aqua NJ - Byram between 1999 and 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2016 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 4 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform |
| Mar 5, 1999 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Aqua NJ - Byram draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Aqua NJ - Byram 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Aqua NJ - Byram for a copy.
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