Public water system record
Town Center at Wantage
Serves an area of Sussex County, NJ · 122 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 40 monitoring/reporting issues for Town Center at Wantage in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 40
Key facts
- Town Center at Wantage draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Jersey, February 2018.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Mar 6, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 27, 2022 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 25, 2019 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Town Center at Wantage between 2017 and 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2018 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 24, 2017 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Town Center at Wantage draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town Center at Wantage 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 Town Center at Wantage 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