New Jersey Tap Water Quality: Is It Safe to Drink?

2026 EPA water quality data for 150 community water systems serving 4,045,806+ people in New Jersey. Find your water system to see violations, PFAS results, lead testing, and a safety grade — free.

New Jersey has among the most aggressive water quality standards in the nation, with state-level MCLs for PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, and other emerging contaminants. Industrial legacy contamination from decades of manufacturing has affected groundwater across the state. Lead service lines remain a significant concern, particularly in cities like Newark, which completed a major replacement program.

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📊 Data from EPA’s SDWIS · 🔄 Updated quarterly · 🏛️ 150+ water systems in New Jersey

VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK HAWORTH, NJ · 792,713 people · Surface Water NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT NEWARK, NJ · 294,274 people · Surface Water NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN DELRAN, NJ · 274,291 people · Surface Water WILDWOOD CITY WATER DEPARTMENT RIO GRANDE, NJ · 218,472 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - SHORT HILLS SHORT HILLS, NJ · 217,230 people · Surface Water ATLANTIC CITY MUA ATLANTIC CITY, NJ · 152,415 people · Surface Water NJ AMERICAN WATER - OCEAN CITY EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ · 127,000 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ · 120,146 people · Groundwater EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION EAST ORANGE, NJ · 75,000 people · Groundwater RIDGEWOOD WATER RIDGEWOOD, NJ · 61,700 people · Surface Water Purchased NJ AMERICAN WATER - MOUNT HOLLY DELRAN, NJ · 47,427 people · Surface Water Purchased BLOOMFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT BLOOMFIELD, NJ · 47,315 people · Surface Water Purchased MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN PENNSAUKEN, NJ · 47,144 people · Surface Water Purchased CITY OF CAMDEN CAMDEN, NJ · 46,585 people · Surface Water Purchased EVESHAM MUA MARLTON, NJ · 45,538 people · Surface Water Purchased AQUA NJ - BLACKWOOD HAMILTON, NJ · 44,396 people · Surface Water Purchased MT LAUREL TWP MUA MIOUNT LAUREL, NJ · 41,743 people · Surface Water Purchased MONTCLAIR WATER BUREAU HASKELL, NJ · 40,150 people · Surface Water Purchased AVALON WATER AND SEWERAGE UTILITIES AVALON, NJ · 39,839 people · Groundwater WINSLOW TWP DMU BRADDOCK, NJ · 39,174 people · Surface Water Purchased VINELAND WATER & SEWER UTILITY VINELAND, NJ · 36,250 people · Groundwater BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT BELLEVILLE, NJ · 35,129 people · Surface Water Purchased WILLINGBORO MUA WILLINGBOR0, NJ · 35,000 people · Groundwater CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U CAPE MAY, NJ · 35,000 people · Groundwater FAIR LAWN WATER DEPT FAIR LAWN BORO, NJ · 34,947 people · Surface Water Purchased STONE HARBOR WATER DEPT STONE HARBOR, NJ · 30,850 people · Groundwater DEPTFORD TWP MUA DEPTFORD, NJ · 30,561 people · Surface Water Purchased GARFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT GARFIELD, NJ · 30,487 people · Surface Water Purchased ORANGE WATER DEPT ORANGE, NJ · 30,134 people · Surface Water Purchased NUTLEY WATER DEPT NUTLEY, NJ · 29,500 people · Surface Water Purchased MILLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT MILLVILLE, NJ · 27,500 people · Groundwater LIVINGSTON TWP DIV OF WATER LIVINGSTON, NJ · 27,391 people · Surface Water Purchased MAHWAH WATER DEPARTMENT MAHWAH, NJ · 26,777 people · Surface Water MONROE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ · 26,179 people · Surface Water Purchased COLLINGSWOOD WATER DEPAR PENNSAUKEN, NJ · 24,500 people · Groundwater GLASSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT GLASSBORO, NJ · 24,244 people · Surface Water Purchased PASSAIC VALLEY WC LODI WD CLIFTON, NJ · 24,136 people · Surface Water Purchased MARGATE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT FIAR LAWN, NJ · 23,500 people · Groundwater BRIDGETON CITY WATER DEPT BRIDGETON, NJ · 22,770 people · Groundwater BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT BURLINGTON, NJ · 22,594 people · Surface Water Purchased VENTNOR CITY WATER & SEWER UTILITY VENTOR CITY, NJ · 22,150 people · Groundwater HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA MAYS LANDING, NJ · 21,720 people · Groundwater MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT MOORESTOWN, NJ · 20,700 people · Surface Water Purchased LYNDHURST WATER DEPARTMENT LYNDHURST, NJ · 20,500 people · Surface Water Purchased ELMWOOD PARK WATER DEPT ELMWOOD PARK BORO, NJ · 20,374 people · Surface Water Purchased MAPLE SHADE WATER DEPARTMENT MAPLE SHADE, NJ · 19,400 people · Surface Water Purchased MEDFORD TWP DEPT OF MUNI MEDFORD, NJ · 17,272 people · Surface Water Purchased SOUTH ORANGE WATER DEPARTMENT SOUTH ORANGE, NJ · 16,964 people · Surface Water Purchased PARK RIDGE WATER DEPT PARK RIDGE, NJ · 16,466 people · Groundwater BORDENTOWN WATER DEPARTM BORDENTOWN, NJ · 15,821 people · Groundwater SEA ISLE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT SEA ISLE CITY, NJ · 15,800 people · Groundwater PVWC-NORTH ARLINGTON CLIFTON, NJ · 15,392 people · Surface Water Purchased RAMSEY WATER DEPT RAMSEY, NJ · 15,207 people · Surface Water Purchased BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT BRIGANTINE, NJ · 14,450 people · Groundwater VERONA WATER DEPARTMENT VERONA, NJ · 13,641 people · Surface Water Purchased SADDLE BROOK WATER DEPT SADDLE BROOK, NJ · 13,155 people · Surface Water Purchased BERLIN WATER DEPARTMENT BERLIN, NJ · 12,991 people · Surface Water Purchased CEDAR GROVE WATER DEPT CEDAR GROVE, NJ · 12,900 people · Surface Water Purchased JBMDL-DIX MAIN SYSTEM JB MDL, NJ · 12,765 people · Surface Water OAKLAND WATER DEPT OAKLAND, NJ · 12,754 people · Groundwater MANTUA TOWNSHIP MUA MANTUA, NJ · 12,600 people · Surface Water Purchased GLOUCESTER CITY W DEPT GLOUCESTER, NJ · 12,460 people · Groundwater LOWER TWP MUA VILLAS, NJ · 12,416 people · Groundwater PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN PEMBERTON, NJ · 12,378 people · Groundwater JBMDL - MCGUIRE AFB JB MDL, NJ · 12,227 people · Groundwater HAMMONTON WATER DEPT HAMMONTON, NJ · 12,153 people · Groundwater HADDON TWP WATER DEPARTM WESTMONT, NJ · 11,938 people · Surface Water Purchased WALLINGTON WATER DEPT WALLINGTON, NJ · 11,583 people · Surface Water Purchased FLORENCE TWP W DEPT FLORENCE, NJ · 11,214 people · Groundwater LONGPORT WATER DEPARTMENT LONGPORT, NJ · 10,777 people · Groundwater WEST CALDWELL WATER DEPARTMENT WEST CALDWELL, NJ · 10,759 people · Surface Water Purchased PINE HILL BOROUGH MUA PINE HILL, NJ · 10,233 people · Surface Water Purchased WALDWICK WATER DEPT WALDWICK, NJ · 10,208 people · Groundwater EAST GREENWICH TWP WATER DEPT MICKLETON, NJ · 9,900 people · Surface Water Purchased BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE BURLINGTON, NJ · 9,835 people · Surface Water BELLMAWR WATER DEPT BELLMAWR, NJ · 9,522 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - HARRISON DELRAN, NJ · 9,193 people · Surface Water Purchased CALDWELL WATER DEPT NUTLEY, NJ · 9,027 people · Surface Water Purchased BOROUGH OF CLAYTON CLAYTON, NJ · 8,179 people · Groundwater PITMAN WATER DEPARTMENT PITMAN, NJ · 7,896 people · Surface Water Purchased GLEN RIDGE WATER DEPT HASKELL, NJ · 7,681 people · Surface Water Purchased FAIRFIELD WATER DEPT FAIRFIELD, NJ · 7,400 people · Surface Water Purchased VEOLIA WATER NJ ALLENDALE WATER SYSTEM HAWORTH, NJ · 6,702 people · Surface Water Purchased NJ AMERICAN WATER - LOGAN DELRAN, NJ · 6,650 people · Surface Water Purchased PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT PAULSBORO, NJ · 6,097 people · Groundwater NORTH CALDWELL WATER DEP NORTH CALDWELL, NJ · 6,000 people · Surface Water Purchased NJ AMERICAN WATER - CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE UPPER TWP, NJ · 5,625 people · Groundwater ROSELAND WATER DEPT ROSELAND, NJ · 5,300 people · Surface Water Purchased VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY FRANKLIN LAKES HAWORTH, NJ · 5,038 people · Surface Water Purchased CLEMENTON WATER DEPARTMENT NEWTON, NJ · 5,000 people · Groundwater PINELANDS WATER CO SOUTHAMPTON, NJ · 4,926 people · Groundwater GREENWICH TWP W DEPT GIBBSTOWN, NJ · 4,921 people · Groundwater BUENA BOROUGH MUA LANDSVILLE, NJ · 4,880 people · Groundwater WEST CAPE MAY WATER DEPT WEST CAPE MAY, NJ · 4,427 people · Groundwater Purchased NJ AMERICAN WATER - EGG HARBOR CITY EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ · 4,300 people · Groundwater HO HO KUS WATER DEPT HOHOKUS BORO, NJ · 4,060 people · Groundwater CAPE MAY POINT BORO WATE CAPE MAY POINT, NJ · 4,000 people · Groundwater Purchased PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY PEMBERTON, NJ · 3,500 people · Groundwater NATIONAL PARK WATER DEPARTMENT NATIONAL PARK, NJ · 3,144 people · Surface Water Purchased UPPER DEERFIELD TWP WATER DEPT SEABROOK, NJ · 3,100 people · Groundwater SWEDESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT NEWTON, NJ · 2,824 people · Groundwater BOROUGH OF WOODBINE WOODBINE, NJ · 2,650 people · Groundwater ANCORA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPI ANCORA, NJ · 2,506 people · Surface Water Purchased ALBERT C WAGNER YOUTH CO YARDVILLE, NJ · 2,500 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - HOMESTEAD DELRAN, NJ · 2,420 people · Groundwater BROOKLAWN WATER DEPARTME BROOKLAWN, NJ · 2,300 people · Groundwater ESSEX FELLS WATER DEPT NEW VERNON, NJ · 2,200 people · Surface Water Purchased NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENT CTR NEW LISBON, NJ · 2,014 people · Groundwater FAIRTON FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FAIRTON, NJ · 1,841 people · Groundwater PEMBERTON BOROUGH WATER PEMEBERTON, NJ · 1,771 people · Groundwater NJ STATE PRISON BAYSIDE LEESBURG, NJ · 1,679 people · Groundwater NEWFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT WENONAH, NJ · 1,616 people · Groundwater UNITED MOBILE HOMES OF VINELAND VINELAND, NJ · 1,600 people · Groundwater WATERFORD TOWNSHIP WATER DEPT. ATCO, NJ · 1,184 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - STRATHMERE UPPER TWP, NJ · 1,085 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - SUNBURY DELRAN, NJ · 888 people · Groundwater NJ AMERICAN WATER - BRIDGEPORT DELRAN, NJ · 855 people · Surface Water Purchased WRIGHTSTOWN MUA WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ · 800 people · Groundwater BAYVIEW WATER SYSTEM FORTESCUE, NJ · 771 people · Groundwater THE OAKS OF WEYMOUTH WATER CO. MAYS LANDING, NJ · 750 people · Groundwater MIDDLE TWP WATER DISTRICT WOODBINE, NJ · 731 people · Groundwater Purchased WEYMOUTH TWSP MUA MAYS LANDING, NJ · 720 people · Groundwater Purchased MOBILE ESTATES OF SOUTHA MOUNT HOLLY, NJ · 700 people · Groundwater MIDDLE TWP WATER DISTRICT 1 WOODBINE, NJ · 685 people · Groundwater VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY MONTVALE PD95 HAWORTH, NJ · 654 people · Surface Water Purchased FIELDSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT FIELDSBORO, NJ · 650 people · Groundwater Purchased PEMBERTON TWP WATER DEPT - PEMBERTON HEI PEMBERTON, NJ · 650 people · Groundwater Purchased GRANDE WOODS SOUTH MOBILE H P RIO GRANDE, NJ · 650 people · Groundwater SADDLE RIVER WATER UTILITY HAWORTH, NJ · 600 people · Surface Water Purchased NJ AMERICAN WATER - VINCENTOWN DELRAN, NJ · 598 people · Groundwater AQUA NJ - SPARTAN VILLAGE HAMILTON, NJ · 594 people · Groundwater CAROL LYNN RESORT, INC WOODBINE, NJ · 550 people · Groundwater PEMBERTON TWP WATER - NEW LISBON PEMBERTON, NJ · 500 people · Groundwater TILTON TERRACE MHP EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ · 456 people · Groundwater ESTAUGH CORP T/A MEDFORD LEAS NEWTON, NJ · 450 people · Groundwater EVERGREEN ESTATES BRIDGETON, NJ · 450 people · Groundwater CAPE MAY MOBILE ESTATES WEST CHESTER, PA · 420 people · Groundwater SHORE ACRES MOBILE HOME EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ · 392 people · Groundwater ESSEX FELLS WATER HILLTOP SYSTEM ESSEX FELLS, NJ · 354 people · Surface Water Purchased AQUA NJ - SEAVIEW HARBOR HAMILTON, NJ · 300 people · Groundwater OAK FOREST MOBILE HOME PARK SEAVILLE, NJ · 300 people · Groundwater AQUA NJ - CALIFORNIA VILLAGE HAMILTON, NJ · 300 people · Groundwater PINEVIEW TERRACE INCORPORATED NEWTON, NJ · 300 people · Groundwater FAWN LAKE VILLAGE SHAMONG, NJ · 300 people · Groundwater LAUX LAKEVIEW MOBILE H P INC MULLICA HILL, NJ · 291 people · Groundwater AQUA NJ - HANOVER MOBILE VILLAGE HAMILTON, NJ · 285 people · Groundwater ENGLISH CREEK MANOR M H PARK ATLANTIC CITY, NJ · 250 people · Groundwater NORMS DALE MOBILE HOME PARK WALL, NJ · 250 people · Groundwater OAKVIEW LEISURE VILLAGE POMONA, NJ · 250 people · Groundwater COUNTRY MEADOWS RENTS AND SALES MHP LLC CEDARVILLE, NJ · 250 people · Groundwater

New Jersey Drinking Water: Frequently Asked Questions

Is New Jersey tap water safe to drink?

New Jersey has 150 community water systems regulated by the EPA serving 4,045,806+ residents. Water quality varies by system — search above to find your specific utility and see its violation history, lead test results, and safety grade.

How many water systems are in New Jersey?

There are 150 EPA-regulated community water systems in New Jersey serving 4,045,806+ residents. Each system is required to test for over 90 contaminants and publicly report any violations.

Does New Jersey have PFAS in its drinking water?

PFAS (forever chemicals) have been detected in water systems across the country, including New Jersey. The EPA finalized enforceable PFAS limits in 2024. Search for your specific water system above to see if PFAS were detected and whether levels exceed the new federal limits.

EPA data last updated: 2026-06-22