New Jersey Water Systems

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

Water Systems
619
Total Violations
1,109
Health Violations
206 systems
Population Served
8,886,030

New Jersey operates 619 community water systems regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Together these utilities serve an estimated 8,886,030 residents, each filing compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Across the state, SDWIS records contain 1,109 total violations, of which 206 systems carry at least one active health-based violation, a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedance or treatment-technique failure. That represents roughly 33% of New Jersey systems.

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? (174)

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

Systems with No Violations (326)

326 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 (264,586) 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 (86,898) 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) 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) BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT (22,594) 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) +276 more

All Water Systems in New Jersey (619)

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System Population Served Violations
WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT 6,000 5
WOODLAND PARK WATER DEPARTMENT 6,000 2
NJ AMERICAN WATER - CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 5,625 0
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY VERNON VALLEY 5,517 2
FRANKLIN BD OF PUBLIC WORKS 5,500 0
ALLAMUCHY TWP WATER & SEWER 5,423 0
HIGHTSTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT 5,400 0
ROSELAND WATER DEPT 5,300 0
ROXBURY TWP W DEPT-SHORE 5,153 0
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY FRANKLIN LAKES 5,038 0
CLEMENTON WATER DEPARTMENT 5,000 0
AVON BY THE SEA WATER DE 5,000 2
BOROUGH OF SPRINGLAKE HEIGHTS 5,000 0
MT OLIVE VILLAGES WATER 5,000 10
WASHINGTON TWP MUA-SCHOO 4,986 0
PINELANDS WATER CO 4,926 0
GREENWICH TWP W DEPT 4,921 0
BUENA BOROUGH MUA 4,880 0
BRIELLE WATER DEPT 4,800 0
FLEMINGTON WATER DEPARTMENT 4,581 0
JEFFERSON TWP W U MILTON SYS 4,500 7
ROXBURY TWP W DEPT-SKY V 4,478 9
WOODSTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT 4,455 0
WEST CAPE MAY WATER DEPT 4,427 0
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS WATER 4,385 0
NJ AMERICAN WATER - EGG HARBOR CITY 4,300 0
MINE HILL TWP WATER DEPT 4,300 1
BARNEGAT LIGHT WATER DEP 4,148 0
HO HO KUS WATER DEPT 4,060 0
MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER DEP 4,012 0
CAPE MAY POINT BORO WATE 4,000 0
VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY LAMBERTVILLE 3,960 0
STANHOPE W DEPT 3,730 0
MT OLIVE VILLAGE GREEN WATER SYSTEM 3,600 3
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP WATER - LAKE VALLEY 3,500 1
NJ AMERICAN WATER - NEW EGYPT 3,495 0
WASHINGTON TWP MUA-HAGER 3,458 1
HAMBURG BOARD OF PUBLIC 3,382 0
NETCONG WATER DEPT 3,342 0
HIGH BRIDGE W DEPT 3,300 0
OCEAN GATE WATER DEPT 3,200 0
NATIONAL PARK WATER DEPARTMENT 3,144 0
UPPER DEERFIELD TWP WATER DEPT 3,100 15
FAYSON LAKES WATER COMPANY INC 3,010 0
WOODBURY HEIGHTS W UTILI 3,008 0
LAKE COMO WATER DEPT 3,000 4
JBMDL - LAKEHURST 2,903 3
NJ AMERICAN WATER - BELVIDERE 2,854 0
RIVERDALE BORO WATER DEP 2,850 0
SWEDESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT 2,824 0
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 619 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 8,886,030 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.
What is the total number of water violations in New Jersey?
New Jersey water systems have accumulated 1,109 total violations across all 619 community water systems.

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

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