New Jersey Water Systems

623 community water systems in New Jersey, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems
623
Health-Based Violation Records
1,206
Health Violations
206 systems
Population Served
8,906,185

New Jersey community water systems are regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act; each utility files compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directly. PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract above counts health-based exceedances only -- monitoring and reporting violations are not present in these figures.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (172)

# System Name Violations Health
1 BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT Belleville 36 Yes
2 BIG OAK REHAB Elmer 36 Yes
3 BLOOMFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT Bloomfield 33 Yes
4 WESTHAVEN MOBILE HOME PARK, LLC Morganville 29 Yes
5 NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT Newark 26 Yes
6 ANCORA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPI Ancora 26 Yes
7 MILLTOWN W DEPT Milltown 25 Yes
8 SUSSEX W DEPT Sussex 25 Yes
9 TRENTON WATER WORKS Trenton 24 Yes
10 JEFFERSON TWP W U LK HOP Lake Hopatcong 24 Yes
11 PICNIC GROVE MOBILE HOMES Pittsgove 22 Yes
12 MANCHESTER VILLAGE Bridgeton 21 Yes
13 UNITED MOBILE HOMES OF VINELAND Vineland 19 Yes
14 MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY Woodland Park 16 Yes
15 LINCOLN PARK WATER DEPT Lincoln Park 15 Yes
16 UPPER DEERFIELD TWP WATER DEPT Seabrook 15 Yes
17 NUTLEY WATER DEPT Nutley 14 Yes
18 SOUTH RIVER W DEPT South River 14 Yes
19 VERONA WATER DEPARTMENT Verona 13 Yes
20 RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT Ringwood 13 Yes
21 MONTVILLE TWP MUA Montville 11 Yes
22 CEDAR GROVE WATER DEPT Cedar Grove 11 Yes
23 WANAQUE W DEPT. Wanaque 11 Yes
24 MT OLIVE VILLAGES WATER Budd Lake 11 Yes
25 BURLINGTON CITY WATER DE Burlington 10 Yes
26 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY SUNSET RIDGE Haworth 10 Yes
27 ROXBURY TWP W DEPT-SKY V Landing 9 Yes
28 KINNELON WATER DEPT Kinnelon 9 Yes
29 TIOGA MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY Randolph 9 Yes
30 PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT Iselin 8 Yes
31 WEST CALDWELL WATER DEPARTMENT West Caldwell 8 Yes
32 THE OAKS OF WEYMOUTH WATER CO. Mays Landing 8 Yes
33 MT OLIVE TWP WD PINECREST Budd Lake 8 Yes
34 VINELAND WATER & SEWER UTILITY Vineland 7 Yes
35 SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK Sparta 7 Yes
36 BUTLER WATER DEPT Butler 7 Yes
37 JEFFERSON TWP W U MILTON SYS Lake Hopatcong 7 Yes
38 BOROUGH OF WOODBINE Woodbine 7 Yes
39 LAKE TAMARACK W CO Stockholm 7 Yes
40 NORTH SHORE WATER ASSOCIATION Andover 7 Yes
41 CITY OF CAMDEN Camden 6 Yes
42 FAIR LAWN WATER DEPT Fair Lawn Boro 6 Yes
43 BLOOMINGDALE WATER DEPT Bloomingdale Boro 6 Yes
44 NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENT CTR New Lisbon 6 Yes
45 BRANCHVILLE W DEPT Branchville 6 Yes
46 MOUNT OLIVE TWP W D SAND Budd Lake 6 Yes
47 TILTON TERRACE MHP Egg Harbor Township 6 Yes
48 FAIRTON OAKS M H COMMUNITY Brick 6 Yes
49 ATLANTIC CITY MUA Atlantic City 5 Yes
50 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Somerset 5 Yes
51 JACKSON TWP MUA Jackson 5 Yes
52 BRIDGETON CITY WATER DEPT Bridgeton 5 Yes
53 EAST HANOVER TWP WATER DEPT East Hanover Township 5 Yes
54 MATAWAN BOROUGH WATER DE Matawan 5 Yes
55 ABERDEEN - CLIFFWOOD/CLIFFWOOD BEACH Aberdeen Township 5 Yes
56 WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT Westville 5 Yes
57 HOPEWELL BORO W DEPT Hopewell 5 Yes
58 GATEWAY NRA SANDY HOOK Highlands 5 Yes
59 SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP W DI Monmouth Junction 4 Yes
60 MANCHESTER TWP WATER UTILITY - EASTERN Manchester 4 Yes
61 MANASQUAN WATER DEPARTME Mansquan 4 Yes
62 SADDLE BROOK WATER DEPT Saddle Brook 4 Yes
63 PEMBERTON TWP DEPT MAIN Pemberton 4 Yes
64 MOUNT OLIVE TWP W D MAIN Budd Lake 4 Yes
65 MT OLIVE VILLAGE GREEN WATER SYSTEM Budd Lake 4 Yes
66 LAKE COMO WATER DEPT Lake Como 4 Yes
67 GLEN GARDNER W DEPT Glen Gardner 4 Yes
68 CEDAR GLEN WEST WATER CO Manchester 4 Yes
69 HARDING WOODS MHP Pittsgrove 4 Yes
70 MERCER COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER Lambertville 4 Yes
71 HARDYSTON TWP MUA Hardyston Twp 4 Yes
72 FIELDSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT Fieldsboro 4 Yes
73 MT OLIVE TWP TINC FARM Budd Lake 4 Yes
74 RIVERVIEW COMMONS Teaneck 4 Yes
75 HOLLY TREE ACRES SYSTEM 1 Pittsgrove 4 Yes
76 HIGH CHAPARRAL ESTATES MHP Englewood 4 Yes
77 CRICKLEWOOD COURT Englewood 4 Yes
78 TOWN CENTER AT WANTAGE Wantage Twp 4 Yes
79 NEW BRUNSWICK W DEPT New Brunswick 3 Yes
80 MONTCLAIR WATER BUREAU Haskell 3 Yes
81 CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U Cape May 3 Yes
82 EDISON WATER CO Edison 3 Yes
83 LACEY TWP MUA Forked River 3 Yes
84 MILLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT 3 Yes
85 EAST WINDSOR MUA East Windsor Township 3 Yes
86 ELMWOOD PARK WATER DEPT Elmwood Park Boro 3 Yes
87 BELMAR WATER DEPT Belmar 3 Yes
88 HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT Hawthorne 3 Yes
89 MAPLE SHADE WATER DEPARTMENT Trenton 3 Yes
90 PEQUANNOCK TWP WATER DEPARTMENT Pompton Plains 3 Yes
91 FREEHOLD BOROUGH WATER D Freehold 3 Yes
92 NEWTON WATER & SEWER UTILITY Newton 3 Yes
93 VEOLIA WATER NJ ALLENDALE WATER SYSTEM Haworth 3 Yes
94 WOODLAND PARK WATER DEPARTMENT Woodland Park 3 Yes
95 AVON BY THE SEA WATER DE Avon 3 Yes
96 JBMDL - LAKEHURST Jb Mdl 3 Yes
97 PASSAIC VALLEY W C HIGH CREST Clifton 3 Yes
98 EVERGREEN ESTATES Bridgeton 3 Yes
99 MOHAWK MEADOWS Andover 3 Yes
100 WINDTRYST APTS Moorestown 3 Yes
101 WONDER LAKE PROPERTIES I Butler 3 Yes
102 NJ AMERICAN WATER - COASTAL NORTH Colts Neck 2 Yes
103 PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION Clifton 2 Yes
104 SOUTHEAST MORRIS COUNTY MUA Cedar Knolls 2 Yes
105 PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS WATER DEPARTMENT Parsippany 2 Yes
106 EAST BRUNSWICK WATER UTILITY East Brunswick 2 Yes
107 KEARNY WATER DEPARTMENT Kearny 2 Yes
108 MARLBORO TOWNSHIP WATER UTILITY DIVISION Marlboro 2 Yes
109 MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT Moorestown 2 Yes
110 BORDENTOWN WATER DEPARTM Bordentown 2 Yes
111 BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT Brigantine 2 Yes
112 BERLIN WATER DEPARTMENT Berlin 2 Yes
113 HAMMONTON WATER DEPT Hammonton 2 Yes
114 BERKELEY TWP MUA Berkeley Twp 2 Yes
115 BOONTON WATER DEPT Boonton 2 Yes
116 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY VERNON VALLEY Highland Lakes 2 Yes
117 ALPHA MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS Alpha 2 Yes
118 NEWFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT Wenonah 2 Yes
119 VEOLIA WATER NJ - OLDE MILFORD EST Haworth 2 Yes
120 US NAVAL WEAPONS STATION Colts Neck 2 Yes
121 MORRIS CHASE/MORRIS HUNT PCWS Budd Lake 2 Yes
122 STOCKTON WATER DEPARTMENT Stockton 2 Yes
123 AQUA NJ - TRANQUILITY SPRINGS Hamilton 2 Yes
124 DELAWARE TOWNSHIP MUA Sergeantsville 2 Yes
125 MARSHWOOD ESTATES Sparta 2 Yes
126 TRANQUIL VALLEY RETREAT CENTER Allamuchy 2 Yes
127 BALTIMORE TERRACE Englewood 2 Yes
128 HOFFMAN HOMES Budd Lake 2 Yes
129 HIGHLANDER HILLS ESTATES Oxford 2 Yes
130 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK Haworth 1 Yes
131 JERSEY CITY MUA Jersey City 1 Yes
132 MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY Iselin 1 Yes
133 RIDGEWOOD WATER Ridgewood 1 Yes
134 AQUA NJ - BLACKWOOD Hamilton 1 Yes
135 GARFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT Garfield 1 Yes
136 ORANGE WATER DEPT Orange 1 Yes
137 LIVINGSTON TWP DIV OF WATER Livingston 1 Yes
138 MAHWAH WATER DEPARTMENT Mahwah 1 Yes
139 GLASSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT Glassboro 1 Yes
140 WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT West Deptford Township 1 Yes
141 MEDFORD TWP DEPT OF MUNI Medford 1 Yes
142 HIGHLAND PARK W DEPT Highland Park 1 Yes
143 POINT PLEASANT BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT Point Pleaseant Beach 1 Yes
144 KEYPORT WATER DEPT Keansburg 1 Yes
145 PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT Paulsboro 1 Yes
146 MINE HILL TWP WATER DEPT Mine Hill 1 Yes
147 PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY Pemberton 1 Yes
148 WASHINGTON TWP MUA-HAGER Long Valley 1 Yes
149 CEDAR GLEN LAKES WATER C Newton 1 Yes
150 ISLAND HEIGHTS WATER DEP Island Heights Boro 1 Yes
151 LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL Lawrenceville 1 Yes
152 STILLWATER WATER DISTRICT 1 Budd Lake 1 Yes
153 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY - CRESCENT PARK Haworth 1 Yes
154 VEOLIA WATER NJ GREENBROOK ESTATES Haworth 1 Yes
155 RIDGEWOOD MHP Englewood 1 Yes
156 OAK FOREST MOBILE HOME PARK Seaville 1 Yes
157 CARRIAGE MOBILE HOMES INC Lafayette 1 Yes
158 TALL TIMBERS VILLAGE M H P Brick 1 Yes
159 HOLLAND CHRISTIAN HOME North Haledon 1 Yes
160 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY LAKE GLENWOOD Haworth 1 Yes
161 TOWER MOBILE HOMES Egg Harbor Twp 1 Yes
162 ROUND TOP Stockton 1 Yes
163 AQUA NJ - BEAR BROOK Hamilton 1 Yes
164 BOGERTS RANCH ESTATES IN Wyckoff 1 Yes
165 HILLANDALE MOBILE HOME PARK Belle Mead 1 Yes
166 IVY WOODS Montvale 1 Yes
167 SENATOR G.W. HAGEDORN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPIT Glen Gardner 1 Yes
168 N.J.D.W.S.C. - WANAQUE NORTH Glenwood 1 Yes
169 BIG OAKS MOBILE HOME PARK Englewood 1 Yes
170 OCEANVIEW CTR FOR REHAB AND CONTINUING C Oceanview 1 Yes
171 HILLTOP ACRES MHP Ramsey 1 Yes
172 OAK LANE TRAILER PARK Englewood 1 Yes

Systems with No Violations (328)

328 water systems in New Jersey have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN (615,430) NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN (274,291) WILDWOOD CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (218,472) NJ AMERICAN WATER - SHORT HILLS (217,230) NJ AMERICAN WATER - LIBERTY (134,000) NJ AMERICAN WATER - OCEAN CITY (127,000) VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY TOMS RIVER (123,184) NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY (120,146) BRICK TOWNSHIP MUA (81,829) EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION (75,000) OLD BRIDGE MUA (68,000) CITY OF BAYONNE (63,000) TOWNSHIP OF WAYNE (55,000) HOBOKEN WATER UTILITY (52,000) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MUA (48,000) NJ AMERICAN WATER - MOUNT HOLLY (47,427) MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN (47,144) GORDONS CORNER WATER CO (46,196) EVESHAM MUA (45,538) SAYREVILLE W DEPT (45,345) NORTH BRUNSWICK W DEPT (43,905) MT LAUREL TWP MUA (41,743) AVALON WATER AND SEWERAGE UTILITIES (39,839) WINSLOW TWP DMU (39,174) AQUA NJ - HAMILTON SQUARE (39,128) MONROE TWP UTILITY DEPARTMENT (36,000) WILLINGBORO MUA (35,000) STONE HARBOR WATER DEPT (30,850) STAFFORD TWP WATER - BEACH HAVEN WEST (30,603) DEPTFORD TWP MUA (30,561) FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT (29,831) DOVER WATER COMMISSION (27,806) LAKEWOOD TWP MUA (27,614) RAHWAY WATER DEPARTMENT (27,300) BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT (27,000) AQUA NJ - PHILLIPSBURG (26,686) MONROE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY (26,179) WALL TWP WATER DEPT (26,000) LONG BEACH TWP BRANT BEA (25,295) LAVALLETTE WATER DEPT (25,000) COLLINGSWOOD WATER DEPAR (24,500) LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP MU (24,215) PASSAIC VALLEY WC LODI WD (24,136) MARGATE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (23,500) VENTNOR CITY WATER & SEWER UTILITY (22,150) HACKETTSTOWN MUA (22,000) HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA (21,720) LYNDHURST WATER DEPARTMENT (20,500) BEACH HAVEN WATER DEPT (20,000) SEASIDE HEIGHTS WATER DE (20,000) +278 more

All Water Systems in New Jersey (623)

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System Population Served Violations
BELLEVILLE WATER DEPT 35,129 36
WILLINGBORO MUA 35,000 0
CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U 35,000 3
EDISON WATER CO 35,000 3
STONE HARBOR WATER DEPT 30,850 0
STAFFORD TWP WATER - BEACH HAVEN WEST 30,603 0
DEPTFORD TWP MUA 30,561 0
GARFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT 30,487 1
ORANGE WATER DEPT 30,134 1
FREEHOLD TWP WATER DEPT 29,831 0
NUTLEY WATER DEPT 29,500 14
MARLBORO TOWNSHIP WATER UTILITY DIVISION 29,480 2
LACEY TWP MUA 29,000 3
DOVER WATER COMMISSION 27,806 0
LAKEWOOD TWP MUA 27,614 0
MILLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT 27,500 3
LIVINGSTON TWP DIV OF WATER 27,391 1
RAHWAY WATER DEPARTMENT 27,300 0
BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT 27,000 0
MAHWAH WATER DEPARTMENT 26,777 1
AQUA NJ - PHILLIPSBURG 26,686 0
MONROE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY 26,179 0
WALL TWP WATER DEPT 26,000 0
LONG BEACH TWP BRANT BEA 25,295 0
EAST WINDSOR MUA 25,000 3
LAVALLETTE WATER DEPT 25,000 0
COLLINGSWOOD WATER DEPAR 24,500 0
GLASSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT 24,244 1
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP MU 24,215 0
PASSAIC VALLEY WC LODI WD 24,136 0
MANCHESTER TWP WATER UTILITY - EASTERN 23,980 4
MARGATE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT 23,500 0
BRIDGETON CITY WATER DEPT 22,770 5
VENTNOR CITY WATER & SEWER UTILITY 22,150 0
WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT 22,000 1
MONTVILLE TWP MUA 22,000 11
HACKETTSTOWN MUA 22,000 0
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA 21,720 0
MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT 20,700 2
LYNDHURST WATER DEPARTMENT 20,500 0
ELMWOOD PARK WATER DEPT 20,374 3
BELMAR WATER DEPT 20,000 3
BEACH HAVEN WATER DEPT 20,000 0
SEASIDE HEIGHTS WATER DE 20,000 0
BARNEGAT TWP WATER SEWER 20,000 0
POINT PLEASANT WATER DEPARTMENT 19,600 0
HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT 19,458 3
MAPLE SHADE WATER DEPARTMENT 19,400 3
SPARTA TWP WATER UTILITY - LAKE MOHAWK 17,625 7
MEDFORD TWP DEPT OF MUNI 17,272 1
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 623 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 8,906,185 people.
How many water systems in New Jersey have health violations?
206 water systems in New Jersey have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 33% of all systems in the state.
How many health-based violation records are in this extract for New Jersey?
PlainEnviro's health-based EPA SDWIS extract contains 1,206 records joined to 623 active community water systems in New Jersey. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.

About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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