Is North Shore Water Association Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Sussex

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

605

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	15270.7 µg/L 153% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 17100 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Bromoform	2.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.95 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.46 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	559.35 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 622 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.19 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	5.09 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.817 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.06 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	11.4675 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13.3 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.11 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	426.35 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 438 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	2.771 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.89 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	6.23757 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 6.38 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.1835 pCi/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.22 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.0145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.05 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.0810 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	0.6550 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.48 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	800 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.96 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	1.22 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

47 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PITT, STEVEN WARBURTON
Phone: 201-400-3172

Frequently asked questions about North Shore Water Association

Is North Shore Water Association tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in North Shore Water Association's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in North Shore Water Association's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Copper, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does North Shore Water Association serve?

North Shore Water Association reports serving 105 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has North Shore Water Association had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 605 violations on file for North Shore Water Association, of which 53 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.