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The Buried Valley Aquifer System is a
buried valley A buried valley is an ancient river or stream valley that has been filled with glacial or unconsolidated sediment. This sediment is made up of predominantly gravel and sand, with some silt and clay. These types of sediments can often store and trans ...
aquifer An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials ( gravel, sand, or silt). Groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers vary greatly in their characteris ...
in the central basin of the Passaic River watershed in
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, as defined by the
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and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This region impacts
drinking water Drinking water is water that is used in drink or food preparation; potable water is water that is safe to be used as drinking water. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, a ...
sources for twenty-six municipalities in four northern
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counties:
Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...
,
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,
Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
, and
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.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2 Water.
Buried Valley Aquifer System: Support Document, Western Essex and Southeastern Morris Counties, New Jersey, April 1980
''. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
The borders of this area is defined as:
"on the north by Hook Mountain (a basaltic lava flow) and by a line which roughlybisects the Town of Montville. The western boundary is defined by the trace of the
Ramapo Fault The Ramapo Fault zone is a system of faults between the northern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont areas to the east.Highlands Physiographic Province. The boundary to the south and the east is formed by the Second Watchung Mountain range, including portions of Union, Essex and Somerset Counties, New Jersey."
This area includes the following municipalities: * In Essex County: Caldwell,
East Orange East Orange is a city in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was the state's 20th most-populous municipality in 2010, after having been the state's 14th most-po ...
, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn,
North Caldwell North Caldwell is a borough in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,694, an increase of 511 (+8.3%) from the 2010 census count ...
, Roseland, West Caldwell, West Orange * In Morris County: Chatham (borough), Chatham Township, East Hanover,
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, Harding Township, Madison, Montville, Morris Plains, Morristown, Morris Township, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Passaic Township * In Somerset County: Bernards Township, Warren Township * In Union County: Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Springfield, Summit


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