Public water system record
NJ American Water - Short Hills
Serves Summit, Basking Ridge, Short Hills and 16 more places, Somerset County, Essex County and 5 more counties, NJ · 217,230 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for NJ American Water - Short Hills in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- NJ American Water - Short Hills draws water from 28 wells and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1978, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,301 lead and 46,604 unknown out of 80,962 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for NJ American Water - Short Hills go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
NJ American Water - Short Hills draws water from 28 wells and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Passaic Valley Water Commission, NJ American Water - Raritan, East Hanover Twp Water Dept and Morris County MUA. It also has an emergency connection to Montclair Water Bureau. 6 other community water systems buy water from NJ American Water - Short Hills. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to NJ American Water - Short Hills.
Buys water from
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Clifton, NJ
- NJ American Water - Raritan Brtidgewater, NJ
- East Hanover Twp Water Dept East Hanover Township, NJ
- Morris County MUA Randolph Twp, NJ
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Montclair Water Bureau Haskell, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- Essex Fells Water Dept New Vernon, NJ
- Livingston Twp Div of Water Livingston, NJ
- NJ American Water - Raritan Brtidgewater, NJ
- Orange Water Dept Orange, NJ
- South Orange Water Department South Orange, NJ
- Southeast Morris County MUA Cedar Knolls, NJ
Annual water quality report
NJ American Water - Short Hills must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Jersey.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells