Water Service Outages in New Jersey by City
The most common health-based drinking water violation in New Jersey since 2015 involves contaminant averages over the limit; 173 of 555 systems have had at least one violation.
New Jersey drinking water record
Busiest year: 2018 (77 violations). Counted by the year the violation period began. Source: EPA SDWIS.
- Community water systems: 555 active systems serve about 8,901,068 people. 316 of them (57%) serve 3,300 people or fewer; 395 draw mainly on groundwater and 154 on surface water.
- Health-based violations since 2015: 644, at 173 systems (31% of all systems). That share is 25th of 50 states (1 = lowest).
- Most common problems: contaminant averages over the limit (273); water chemistry for corrosion control (170); lead and copper corrosion-control studies (44). Source: EPA SDWIS
- Largest system: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, about 792,713 people, with 1 health-based violation since 2015. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Housing age: the median New Jersey home was built in 1970 (US 1980). Older housing stock means more lead service lines left to replace. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)
| System | People served | Main source | Health violations since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack | 792,713 | Surface water | 1 |
| Nj American Water - Raritan | 615,430 | Surface water | 0 |
| Nj American Water - Coastal North | 377,613 | Surface water | 1 |
| Passaic Valley Water Commission | 310,483 | Surface water | 1 |
| Newark Water Department | 294,274 | Surface water | 24 |
| Nj American Water - Western | 274,291 | Surface water | 0 |
Source: EPA SDWIS.
New Jersey is 3rd of 4 (1 = lowest share). Source: EPA SDWIS.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in New Jersey, city by city
10 New Jersey cities on this site and the water utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our water service outage guide.
- Newark Newark Department of Water & Sewer Utilities
- Jersey City Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority
- Paterson Passaic Valley Water Commission
- Elizabeth New Jersey American Water
- Lakewood New Jersey American Water
- Edison New Jersey American Water
- Woodbridge Middlesex Water Company
- Toms River Veolia Water New Jersey
- Hamilton Trenton Water Works
- Trenton Trenton Water Works
Frequently asked questions
Is there a water service outage in New Jersey right now?
Possibly: 5 reports from New Jersey on this site in the last 24 hours. Open your city to see where.
How many public water systems are in New Jersey?
EPA records list 555 active community water systems in New Jersey, serving about 8,901,068 people. 57% serve 3,300 people or fewer.
How common are drinking water violations in New Jersey?
Since 2015, 173 of 555 community water systems in New Jersey (31%) have had at least one health-based violation, 644 in total.
What is the largest water system in New Jersey?
Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, which EPA records list as serving about 792,713 people.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in New Jersey with Water Service Outages Information
Edison
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 105,826
New Jersey American Water
Elizabeth
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 137,298
New Jersey American Water
Jersey City
3 reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 292,449
Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority
Lakewood
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 106,379
New Jersey American Water
Newark
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 311,549
Newark Department of Water & Sewer Utilities
Paterson
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 159,732
Passaic Valley Water Commission
Toms River
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 95,314
Veolia Water New Jersey
Woodbridge
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 100,450
Middlesex Water Company