Public water system record
NJ American Water - Raritan
Serves an area of Union County and Somerset County, NJ that includes Martinsville, Linden, Hillsborough and 37 more places · 615,430 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for NJ American Water - Raritan 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
- 2
Key facts
- NJ American Water - Raritan draws water from 54 wells and 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 489 lead and 124,725 unknown out of 218,486 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 25, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for NJ American Water - Raritan go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 428 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 24 |
| 2000s | 0 | 403 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began September 2010, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
NJ American Water - Raritan draws water from 54 wells and 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from NJ American Water - Liberty, NJ American Water - Short Hills, Newark Water Department and Middlesex Water Company. 8 other community water systems buy water from NJ American Water - Raritan. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to NJ American Water - Raritan.
Buys water from
- NJ American Water - Liberty Bound Brook, NJ
- NJ American Water - Short Hills Short Hills, NJ
- Newark Water Department Newark, NJ
- Middlesex Water Company Iselin, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- Edison Water Co Edison, NJ
- Franklin Township Dept of Public Works Somerset, NJ
- Hopewell Boro W Dept Hopewell, NJ
- Middlesex Water Company Iselin, NJ
- NJ American Water - Liberty Bound Brook, NJ
- NJ American Water - Short Hills Short Hills, NJ
- South Brunswick Twp W Di Monmouth Junction, NJ
- Winfield Mutual Housing Winfield Twp, NJ
Annual water quality report
NJ American Water - Raritan 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