New Jersey tap water, by utility.
246 utilities with a full report, serving 8.7 million people as they report it. Regulated PFAS turned up at 156 of them.
The 100 largest, by people served
| Utility | Based in | Serves | Regulated PFAS | Health-based violations since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack | Guttenberg Town | 792,713 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 1 |
| NJ American Water - Raritan | Elizabeth City | 615,430 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| NJ American Water - Coastal North | Brick Twp. | 377,613 | PFOA, PFBS | 1 |
| Passaic Valley Water Commission | Little Falls Twp. | 310,483 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 1 |
| Newark Water Department | Hillside Twp. | 294,274 | PFOA | 20 |
| NJ American Water - Western | Burlington Twp. | 274,291 | PFOA, PFOS, PFBS | 0 |
| Jersey City Mua | Jersey City | 262,000 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 1 |
| Middlesex Water Company | Woodbridge Twp. | 233,376 | PFOA | 1 |
| Wildwood City Water Department | Wildwood City | 218,472 | None found | 0 |
| NJ American Water - Short Hills | Summit City | 217,230 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 0 |
| Trenton Water Works | Lawrence Twp. | 217,000 | None found | 20 |
| Atlantic City Mua | Atlantic City | 152,415 | PFOA, PFHxS | 2 |
| NJ American Water - Liberty | Elizabeth City | 134,000 | PFOA | 0 |
| NJ American Water - Ocean City | Ocean City | 127,000 | None found | 0 |
| Veolia Water New Jersey Toms River | Toms River | 123,184 | PFOA, PFOS, PFBS | 0 |
| NJ American Water - Atlantic County | Absecon City | 120,146 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 0 |
| Brick Township Mua | Brick Twp. | 81,829 | PFOA, PFBS | 0 |
| East Orange Water Commission | East Orange City | 75,000 | PFOA, PFHxS | 0 |
| Old Bridge Mua | Old Bridge Twp. | 68,000 | PFOA, PFOS | 0 |
| City of Bayonne | Bayonne City | 63,000 | PFOA | 0 |
| Southeast Morris County Mua | Mendham Twp. | 62,349 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 2 |
| Ridgewood Water | Ridgewood Twp | 61,700 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 1 |
| Franklin Township Dept of Public Works | Franklin Twp. | 57,150 | PFOA | 2 |
| New Brunswick W Dept | New Brunswick City | 55,000 | PFOA, PFOS | 3 |
| Township of Wayne | Wayne Twp. | 55,000 | PFOA | 0 |
| Bloomfield Water Department | Bloomfield Town | 53,315 | None found | 21 |
| Perth Amboy Water Department | Perth Amboy City - | 52,328 | PFOA, PFOS, HFPO-DA | 7 |
| Hoboken Water Utility | Hoboken City | 52,000 | PFOA, PFOS | 0 |
| Parsippany - Troy Hills Water Department | Parsippany Troy - Hills | 50,400 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 2 |
| East Brunswick Water Utility | East Brunswick Twp. | 49,715 | PFOA | 1 |
| Washington Township Mua | Washington Twp. | 48,000 | PFOA, PFBS | 0 |
| NJ American Water - Mount Holly | Mount Holly Twp. | 47,427 | PFOA, PFOS | 0 |
| Merchantville Pennsauken | Camden City | 47,144 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| City of Camden | Camden City | 46,585 | PFOA, PFOS, PFNA | 2 |
| Gordons Corner Water Co | Manalapan Twp. | 46,196 | PFOA | 0 |
| Evesham Mua | Evesham Twp. | 45,538 | None found | 0 |
| South Brunswick Twp W Di | Franklin Twp. | 45,450 | PFOA, PFBS | 1 |
| Sayreville W Dept | Sayreville Boro | 45,345 | PFOA | 0 |
| Aqua NJ - Blackwood | Gloucester Twp. | 44,396 | PFOA | 1 |
| North Brunswick W Dept | North Brunswick Twp. | 43,905 | None found | 0 |
| MT Laurel Twp Mua | Mount Laurel Twp. | 41,743 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| Kearny Water Department | Kearny Town | 41,664 | PFOA | 1 |
| Montclair Water Bureau | Montclair Town | 40,150 | PFOA, PFOS | 1 |
| Avalon Water and Sewerage Utilities | Avalon Boro | 39,839 | None found | 0 |
| Winslow Twp Dmu | Winslow Twp. | 39,174 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| Aqua NJ - Hamilton Square | Hamilton Twp. | 39,128 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| Jackson Twp Mua | Jackson Twp. | 37,224 | None found | 2 |
| Vineland Water & Sewer Utility | Vineland City | 36,250 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 1 |
| Monroe Twp Utility Department | Monroe Twp. | 36,000 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| Fair Lawn Water Dept | Fair Lawn Boro | 35,564 | PFOA, PFOS, PFBS | 3 |
| Belleville Water Dept | Belleville Town | 35,129 | None found | 29 |
| Cape May Water & Sewer U | Cape May City | 35,000 | None found | 2 |
| Edison Water Co | Edison Twp. | 35,000 | PFOA | 3 |
| Willingboro Mua | Willingboro Twp. | 35,000 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS | 0 |
| Stone Harbor Water Dept | Stone Harbor Boro | 30,850 | None found | 0 |
| Stafford Twp Water - Beach Haven West | Stafford Twp. | 30,603 | None found | 0 |
| Deptford Twp Mua | Deptford Twp. | 30,561 | PFBS | 0 |
| Garfield Water Department | Garfield City | 30,487 | PFOA, PFOS, PFBS | 1 |
| Orange Water Dept | Orange City | 30,134 | PFOA, PFHxS | 1 |
| Freehold Twp Water Dept | Freehold Twp. | 29,831 | PFOA, PFBS | 0 |
| Nutley Water Dept | Nutley Town | 29,500 | None found | 9 |
| Marlboro Township Water Utility Division | Marlboro Twp. | 29,480 | PFOA | 2 |
| Lacey Twp Mua | Lacey Twp. | 29,000 | None found | 1 |
| Dover Water Commission | Dover Town | 27,806 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 0 |
| Lakewood Twp Mua | Lakewood Twp. | 27,614 | PFOA, PFBS | 0 |
| Millville Water Department | Millville City | 27,500 | PFOA, PFOS | 1 |
| Livingston Twp Div of Water | Livingston Twp. | 27,391 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 0 |
| Rahway Water Department | Rahway City | 27,300 | PFOA | 0 |
| Burlington Twp W Dept | Burlington Twp. | 27,000 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 0 |
| Mahwah Water Department | Mahwah Twp | 26,777 | PFOA, PFOS, PFBS | 0 |
| Aqua NJ - Phillipsburg | Phillipsburg Town | 26,686 | None found | 0 |
| Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority | Monroe Twp. | 26,179 | PFOA, PFOS | 0 |
| Wall Twp Water Dept | Wall Twp. | 26,000 | PFOA, PFOS | 0 |
| Long Beach Twp Brant Bea | Long Beach Twp. | 25,295 | None found | 0 |
| East Windsor Mua | East Windsor Twp. | 25,000 | None found | 1 |
| Lavallette Water Dept | Lavalette Boro | 25,000 | None found | 0 |
| Collingswood Water Depar | Collingswood Boro | 24,500 | None found | 0 |
| Glassboro Water Department | Glassboro Boro | 24,244 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 1 |
| Little Egg Harbor Twp Mu | Little Egg Harbor | 24,215 | None found | 0 |
| Passaic Valley WC Lodi WD | Lodi Boro | 24,136 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 0 |
| Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern | Manchester Twp. | 23,980 | PFBS | 1 |
| Margate City Water Department | Margate City | 23,500 | None found | 0 |
| Bridgeton City Water Dept | Bridgeton City | 22,770 | None found | 3 |
| Ventnor City Water & Sewer Utility | Ventnor City | 22,150 | None found | 0 |
| Hackettstown Mua | Hackettstown Town | 22,000 | None found | 0 |
| Montville Twp Mua | Montville Twp. | 22,000 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 3 |
| West Deptford Twp Water Dept | West Deptford Twp. | 22,000 | PFNA | 1 |
| Hamilton Township Mua | Hamilton Twp | 21,720 | PFOA | 0 |
| Moorestown Water Dept | Moorestown Twp. | 20,700 | PFOA | 1 |
| Lyndhurst Water Department | Lyndhurst Twp | 20,500 | PFOA, PFOS | 0 |
| Elmwood Park Water Dept | Elmwood Park Boro | 20,374 | PFOA, PFOS | 3 |
| Barnegat Twp Water Sewer | Barnegat Twp. | 20,000 | None found | 0 |
| Beach Haven Water Dept | Beach Haven Boro | 20,000 | None found | 0 |
| Belmar Water Dept | Belmar Boro | 20,000 | PFOA | 1 |
| Seaside Heights Water de | Seaside Heights Boro | 20,000 | None found | 0 |
| Point Pleasant Water Department | Point Pleasant Boro | 19,600 | PFOA, PFBS | 0 |
| Hawthorne Water Department | Hawthorne Boro | 19,458 | None found | 1 |
| Maple Shade Water Department | Maple Shade Twp. | 19,400 | PFOA, PFOS, PFBS | 1 |
| Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk | Sparta Twp. | 17,625 | PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS | 4 |
| Medford Twp Dept of Muni | Medford Twp. | 17,272 | None found | 0 |
Utilities EPA sampled under UCMR 5, plus any other community system serving 3,300 people or more. Smaller systems appear in ZIP code results. People served is what each utility reports to EPA. Data: EPA SDWIS 2026 Q2 and UCMR 5.
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