Backflow Testing, Certification & Repair in Sussex County, NJ — All 24 Municipalities
South Jersey Backflow serves all 24 Sussex County municipalities with certified annual backflow preventer testing, repair, and enclosure installation. Sussex County is New Jersey’s northernmost county — encompassing the highest point in New Jersey (High Point, 1,803 feet in Wantage Township), the least populous municipality in New Jersey (Walpack Township, ~16 residents), the world’s premier fluorescent mineral collecting site (Franklin Borough’s Franklin Mineral Museum), the Great Falls of the Musconetcong at Stanhope Borough, the shores of Lake Hopatcong (NJ’s largest lake) at Hopatcong Borough, and the extraordinary Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Sussex County’s water service is dominated by private wells and individual municipal water systems — public water supply is more limited here than in any other New Jersey county. Call (856) 291-6809 or contact South Jersey Backflow to schedule service anywhere in Sussex County.
Water Authorities Serving Sussex County — Who We File With
Municipal Water Departments with Public Supply
The following Sussex County municipalities operate public water supply systems: Newton Town Water & Sewer Utility (Morris Lake reservoir in Sparta Township, source since early 1900s); Sparta Township water utility (also hosts Morris Lake, Newton’s source); Franklin Borough water department; Hamburg Borough; Hardyston Township MUA; Hopatcong Borough (Lake Hopatcong source water); Stanhope Borough; Byram Township; Sussex Borough; Ogdensburg Borough (home of Sterling Hill Mining Museum); Vernon Township utilities (partial). Annual test reports must be submitted to each municipality’s water department.
Sussex County MUA (SCMUA)
The Sussex County MUA (SCMUA) provides wastewater treatment for Franklin Borough, Hamburg Borough, Hardyston Township, Lafayette Township, Sparta Township, Sussex Borough, Vernon Township, and Wantage Township through the Upper Wallkill Water Pollution Control Facility. South Jersey Backflow coordinates with SCMUA wastewater service areas for cross-connection compliance programs in these communities.
Private Wells — Predominant Throughout Sussex County
The majority of Sussex County’s rural municipalities — Andover Borough, Andover Township, Branchville, Frankford, Fredon, Green, Hampton, Lafayette (partial), Montague, Sandyston, Stillwater, Walpack, and Wantage (partial) — are primarily served by private well systems not subject to N.J.A.C. 7:14B annual testing requirements. For any public water connections in these municipalities, South Jersey Backflow files with the applicable water authority.
All 24 Sussex County Municipalities
Schedule Your Sussex County Backflow Service
Call (856) 291-6809 or contact South Jersey Backflow. Serving all 24 Sussex County municipalities since 2004. Direct filing with Newton Town Water & Sewer, Sparta Township, Hardyston Township MUA, Hopatcong Borough, and all Sussex County public water supply departments.