Source & Tap

New Jersey tap water quality by town

Utility reports say whether water meets New Jersey's limits. We also show where the reported values stand against EPA's stricter national limits for PFAS. In 112 of the 142 towns covered so far (on 9 of the 16 water systems), the utility's report lists PFAS values below New Jersey's limits but above EPA's national limits, which utilities must meet by 2029.

Towns covered
142on 16 water systems
Above NJ limit
0
Above federal PFAS limit
112and below New Jersey's limits
Below both limits
23
No PFAS detected
3
No PFAS data in report
4

Each town is counted once, by its main water system's 2025 water quality report, so towns on the same system share one result: the 112 towns above a federal limit get their water from 9 of the 16 systems. Where a system serves only part of a town (3 towns), the town is counted under that system and marked in the list. Source: each system's report, checked against the original (how we check the data).

Bergen County

Burlington County

Camden County

Cape May County

Essex County

Gloucester County

Hudson County

Hunterdon County

Mercer County

Middlesex County

Monmouth County

Morris County

Passaic County

Salem County

Somerset County

Union County

Warren County

Is New Jersey tap water safe to drink?

Whether water is safe for your household is a health question, and we don't answer it: the reports can't account for your home's pipes or your own health. We show what each utility reported next to the legal limits. For health questions about your water, talk to your doctor or your utility.

Of the 138 towns here with PFAS results in the utilities' 2025 reports, none were above New Jersey's limits and 112 were above EPA's national PFOA and PFOS limits, which utilities must meet by 2029.

For the other 4 towns covered, the report had no PFAS results. For lead, counted by water system rather than by town: none of the 15 systems that reported a lead result was above the federal action level of 15 ppb, measured at the 90th percentile of home taps.

Water systems covered

Every system's PFOA, PFOS and PFNA results are side by side in the PFAS results table, with New Jersey and federal limits.

Each town above gets its water from one of these systems. Every value comes from the system's own water quality report. All water systems lists who runs each one, the towns it serves and where its water comes from; water hardness by system compares their hardness, and all towns, A to Z puts every town's system, PFAS result and hardness in one table.

16 water systems, 142 towns. More are added as each utility's report is checked. See how we check the data.