New Jersey Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 27 public water systems in New Jersey, serving a combined 5,627,724 residents. The statewide average grade is F.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
F
54/100
Total utilities rated 27
Population served 5,627,724
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 1 of 27

Top water quality concerns in New Jersey

  • PFAS contamination
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) significantly above health guideline
  • Arsenic detected

Cities in New Jersey

Browse tap water quality reports by city. Click any city to see its grade, what's in the water, and recommended filters.

ABERDEEN TWP-1330
F 377,613
ABSECON CITY-0101
F 120,146
ALPINE BORO-0202
F 792,713
ASBURY PARK CITY-1303
F 377,613
ATLANTIC CITY-0102
F 152,415
AUDUBON BORO-0401
F 274,291
AUDUBON PARK BORO-0402
F 274,291
BARRINGTON BORO-0403
F 274,291
BAY HEAD BORO-1502
F 377,613
BAYONNE CITY-0901
F 63,000
BEDMINSTER TWP.-1801
F 217,230
BELLEVILLE TOWN-0701
F 294,274
BELLMAWR BORO-0404
F 274,291
BELVIDERE TOWN-2103
F 217,230
BERGENFIELD BORO-0203
F 792,713
BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP.-2001
F 217,230
BERNARDS TWP.-1802
F 217,230
BERNARDSVILLE BORO-1803
F 217,230
BEVERLY CITY-0302
F 274,291
BLOOMFIELD TOWN-0702
F 294,274
BOGOTA BORO-0204
F 792,713
BRADLEY BEACH BORO-1307
F 377,613
BRICK TWP.-1506
F 464,511
BURLINGTON TWP.-0306
F 274,291
CAMDEN CITY-0408
F 274,291
CARLSTADT BORO-0205
F 792,713
CHATHAM BORO-1404
F 279,579
CHERRY HILL TWP.-0409
F 274,291
CHESTER TWP.-1407
F 217,230
CINNAMINSON TWP.-0308
F 274,291
CLEMENTON BORO-0411
F 274,291
CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO-0206
F 792,713
CLOSTER BORO-0207
F 792,713
CRESSKILL BORO-0208
F 792,713
DELANCO TWP.-0309
F 274,291
DELRAN TWP.-0310
F 274,291
DEMAREST BORO-0209
F 792,713
DUMONT BORO-0210
F 792,713
EAST ORANGE CITY-0705
F 369,274
EAST RUTHERFORD BORO-0212
F 792,713
EATONTOWN BORO-1311
F 377,613
EDGEWATER BORO-0213
F 792,713
EDGEWATER PARK TWP.-0312
F 274,291
EGG HARBOR TWP-0108
F 120,146
ELIZABETH CITY- 2004
F 749,430
EMERSON BORO-0214
F 792,713
ENGLEWOOD CITY-0215
F 792,713
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BORO-0216
F 792,713
EWING TWP.-1102
F 217,000
FAIR HAVEN BORO-1313
F 377,613
FAIRVIEW BORO-0218
F 792,713
FAR HILLS BORO-1807
F 217,230
FLORHAM PARK BORO-1411
F 217,230
FORT LEE BORO-0219
F 792,713
FRANKLIN TWP.-1808
D 57,150
FRANKLIN TWP.-2105
F 217,230
FREEHOLD TWP.-1316
F 377,613
FRENCHTOWN BORO-1011
F 217,230
GALLOWAY TWP-0111
F 120,146
GIBBSBORO BORO-0413
F 274,291
GLOUCESTER TWP.-0415
F 274,291
GUTTENBERG TOWN-0903
F 792,713
HACKENSACK CITY-0223
F 792,713
HADDON HEIGHTS BORO-0418
F 274,291
HADDON TWP.-0416
F 274,291
HADDONFIELD BORO-0417
F 274,291
HAMILTON TWP.-1103
F 217,000
HANOVER TWP.-1412
F 62,349
HARDING TWP.-1413
F 279,579
HARRINGTON PARK BORO-0224
F 792,713
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS-0225
F 792,713
HAWORTH BORO-0226
F 792,713
HI-NELLA BORO-0419
F 274,291
HILLSDALE BORO-0227
F 792,713
HILLSIDE TWP.-2007
F 511,504
HOLMDEL TWP.-1318
F 377,613
HOPEWELL TWP.1106-
F 217,000
HOWELL TWP.-1319
F 377,613
IRVINGTON TOWN-0709
F 511,504
JERSEY CITY-0906
F 262,000
Jersey City
F 292,000
KEANSBURG BORO-1321
F 377,613
LAKEWOOD TWP.-1514
F 377,613
LAUREL SPRINGS BORO-0420
F 274,291
LAVALETTE BORO-1515
F 377,613
LAWNSIDE BORO-0421
F 274,291
LAWRENCE TWP.-1107
F 217,000
LEONIA BORO-0229
F 792,713
LINDENWOLD BORO-0422
F 274,291
LINWOOD CITY-0114
F 120,146
LITTLE FALLS TWP.-1605
F 527,713
LITTLE FERRY BORO-0230
F 792,713
LITTLE SILVER BORO-1323
F 377,613
LIVINGSTON TWP.-0710
F 217,230
LODI BORO-0231
F 792,713
LONG BRANCH CITY-1325
F 377,613
MAGNOLIA BORO-0423
F 274,291
MAPLE SHADE TWP.-0319
F 274,291
MAPLEWOOD TWP.-0711
F 217,230
MAYWOOD BORO-0234
F 792,713
MENDHAM BORO-1418
F 217,230
MENDHAM TWP.-1419
F 279,579
MIDDLETOWN TWP.-1331
F 377,613
MILLBURN TWP.-0712
F 217,230
MONROE TWP.-1213
F 615,430
MONTVALE BORO-0236
F 792,713
MOONACHIE BORO-0237
F 792,713
MOORESTOWN TWP.-0322
F 274,291
MORRIS PLAINS BORO-1423
F 62,349
MORRIS TWP.-1422
F 62,349
MORRISTOWN TOWN-1424
F 62,349
MOUNT EPHRAIM BORO-0425
F 274,291
MOUNT LAUREL TWP.-0324
F 274,291
MOUNT OLIVE TWP.-1427
F 217,230
NEPTUNE CITY BORO-1335
F 377,613
NEPTUNE TWP.-1334
F 377,613
NEW BRUNSWICK CITY-1214
F 55,000
NEW MILFORD BORO-0238
F 792,713
NEW PROVIDENCE BORO-2011
F 217,230
NEWARK-0714
F 294,274
NORTH BERGEN TWP.-0908
F 792,713
NORTH CALDWELL BORO-0715
F 217,230
NORTHFIELD CITY-0118
F 120,146
NORTHVALE BORO-0240
F 792,713
NORWOOD BORO-0241
F 792,713
Newark
D 282,000
OAKLYN BORO-0426
F 274,291
OCEAN CITY-0508
D 127,000
OCEAN TWP.-1337
F 377,613
OCEANPORT BORO-1338
F 377,613
OLD BRIDGE TWP.-1209
F 68,000
OLD TAPPAN BORO-0243
F 792,713
ORADELL BORO-0244
F 792,713
OXFORD TWP.-2117
F 217,230
PALISADES PARK BORO-0245
F 792,713
PALMYRA BORO-0327
F 274,291
PARAMUS BORO-0246
F 792,713
PENNSAUKEN TWP.-0427
F 274,291
PLEASANTVILLE CITY-0119
F 120,146
RED BANK BORO-1340
F 377,613
RIDGEFIELD BORO-0249
F 792,713
RIDGEFIELD PARK TWP-0250
F 792,713
RIDGEWOOD TWP-0251
F 61,700
RIVER EDGE BORO-0252
F 792,713
RIVER VALE TWP-0253
F 792,713
RIVERSIDE TWP.-0330
F 274,291
RIVERTON BORO-0331
F 274,291
ROCHELLE PARK TWP-0254
F 792,713
ROCKLEIGH BORO-0255
F 792,713
RUMSON BORO-1342
F 377,613
RUNNEMEDE BORO-0430
F 274,291
RUTHERFORD BORO-0256
F 792,713
SECAUCUS TOWN-0909
F 792,713
SHREWSBURY BORO-1345
F 377,613
SOMERDALE BORO-0431
F 274,291
SOMERS POINT CITY-0121
F 120,146
SOUTH HACKENSACK TWP-.0259
F 792,713
SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE-0719
F 217,230
SPRINGFIELD TWP.-2017
F 217,230
STRATFORD BORO-0432
F 274,291
SUMMIT CITY-2018
F 217,230
TEANECK TWP-.0260
F 792,713
TENAFLY BORO-0261
F 792,713
TETERBORO BORO-0262
F 792,713
TINTON FALLS-1336
F 377,613
TOMS RIVER-1507
F 500,797
TRENTON CITY-1111
F 217,000
UNION BEACH BORO-1350
F 377,613
UNION TWP-.2019
F 217,230
UPPER SADDLE RIVER-0263
F 792,713
VOORHEES TWP.-0434
F 274,291
WALLINGTON BORO-0265
F 792,713
WARREN TWP.-1820
F 217,230
WASHINGTON TWP.-0266
F 792,713
WAYNE TWP.-1614
F 55,000
WEEHAWKEN TWP.-0911
F 792,713
WEST LONG BRANCH BORO-1353
F 377,613
WEST NEW YORK TOWN-0912
F 792,713
WESTWOOD BORO-0267
F 792,713
WILDWOOD CITY-0514
D 218,472
WOOD-RIDGE BORO-0269
F 792,713
WOODBRIDGE TWP.-1225
F 233,376
WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO-0268
F 792,713

Grade distribution

A
0 (0%)
B
0 (0%)
C
3 (11%)
D
8 (30%)
F
16 (59%)

All rated utilities in New Jersey

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 NJ AMERICAN WATER - OCEAN CITY OCEAN CITY-0508 127,000 68 C
#2 WILDWOOD CITY WATER DEPARTMENT WILDWOOD CITY-0514 218,472 68 C
#3 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS FRANKLIN TWP.-1808 57,150 67 C
#4 City of Newark Water Department Newark 282,000 62 D
#5 NJ AMERICAN WATER - LIBERTY ELIZABETH CITY- 2004 134,000 61 D
#6 NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT HILLSIDE TWP.-2007 294,274 57 D
#7 NJ AMERICAN WATER - ATLANTIC COUNTY ABSECON CITY-0101 120,146 56 D
#8 EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION EAST ORANGE CITY-0705 75,000 56 D
#9 ATLANTIC CITY MUA ATLANTIC CITY-0102 152,415 55 D
#10 NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN BURLINGTON TWP.-0306 274,291 55 D
#11 BRICK TOWNSHIP MUA BRICK TWP.-1506 86,898 55 D
#12 JERSEY CITY MUA JERSEY CITY-0906 262,000 53 F
#13 TRENTON WATER WORKS LAWRENCE TWP.-1107 217,000 53 F
#14 SOUTHEAST MORRIS COUNTY MUA MENDHAM TWP.-1419 62,349 53 F
#15 TOWNSHIP OF WAYNE WAYNE TWP.-1614 55,000 53 F
#16 NJ AMERICAN WATER - SHORT HILLS SUMMIT CITY-2018 217,230 52 F
#17 CITY OF BAYONNE BAYONNE CITY-0901 63,000 51 F
#18 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY TOMS RIVER TOMS RIVER-1507 123,184 51 F
#19 VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACK GUTTENBERG TOWN-0903 792,713 50 F
#20 RIDGEWOOD WATER RIDGEWOOD TWP-0251 61,700 50 F
#21 NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITAN ELIZABETH CITY- 2004 615,430 50 F
#22 Jersey City Water Utilities Jersey City 292,000 50 F
#23 NJ AMERICAN WATER - COASTAL NORTH FREEHOLD TWP.-1316 377,613 48 F
#24 PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION LITTLE FALLS TWP.-1605 310,483 48 F
#25 OLD BRIDGE MUA OLD BRIDGE TWP.-1209 68,000 47 F
#26 NEW BRUNSWICK W DEPT NEW BRUNSWICK CITY-1214 55,000 47 F
#27 MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY WOODBRIDGE TWP.-1225 233,376 47 F