Public water system · NJ0712001
ActiveNj American Water - Short Hills
At a glance
Nj American Water - Short Hills (PWSID NJ0712001) is an active community water system serving Warren, Union, Somerset, Passaic, Morris and 2 more counties, New Jersey. It reports serving 217,230 people through 81,832 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
217,230
Service connections
81,832
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Nj American Water - Short Hills compare with other water systems in New Jersey?
By EPA's size categories, Nj American Water - Short Hills is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Across New Jersey, the 3,496 active systems average 2,750 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Nj American Water - Short Hills is about 32 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Jersey has 582 active community water systems, 17% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 29 New Jersey systems (0.8%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Nj American Water - Short Hills?
EPA lists Nj American Water - Short Hills as privately owned. The NJ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Does Nj American Water - Short Hills have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Selenium (2 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Archived |
| 2025-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2015-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | Cryptosporidiumcode 3015 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1982-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1982-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1982-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1980-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1980-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1980-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Nj American Water - Short Hills: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nj American Water - Short Hills?
Nj American Water - Short Hills (PWSID NJ0712001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Nj American Water - Short Hills serve?
Nj American Water - Short Hills reports serving 217,230 people through 81,832 service connections in Warren, Union, Somerset, Passaic, Morris and 2 more counties, New Jersey.
Where does Nj American Water - Short Hills get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Nj American Water - Short Hills have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Nj American Water - Short Hills' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nj American Water - Short Hills' water quality report?
As a community water system, Nj American Water - Short Hills must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Warren County(the first county EPA lists for this system)
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Nj - Phillipsburg | Warren | 26,686 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hackettstown Mua | Warren | 22,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nj American Water - Washington/Oxford | Warren | 10,719 | Community | Groundwater |
| Allamuchy Twp Water & Sewer | Warren | 5,423 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nj American Water - Belvidere | Warren | 2,854 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alpha Municipal Water Works | Warren | 2,530 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
- All water systems in Warren County· 219 active
- All water systems in Union County· 7 active
- All water systems in Somerset County· 91 active
- All water systems in Passaic County· 149 active
- All New Jersey public water systems· 3,496 active
- How to find out who supplies your drinking water
- How to find and read your annual water quality report
- What a drinking water violation notice means
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Nj American Water - Short Hills, PWSID NJ0712001, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/nj-american-water-short-hills-nj0712001 (data as of October 1, 2026).