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NJ AMERICAN WATER - SHORT HILLS

SHORT HILLS, NJ · ~217,230 people served

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Good

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NJ0712001

State

New Jersey

City

SHORT HILLS

Population served

217,230

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 27 points — the score moved from 100 to 73 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 73

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Nov 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.6 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.0×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.1 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

Lithium

10,400 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

6.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2019. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3015 began Dec 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Sep 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2005 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jul 2019
State action · SIE May 2019
State action · SIF Apr 2016
State action · SFJ Feb 2016
State action · SIE Jan 2016
State action · SFJ Jan 2016
State action · SOX Dec 2015
State action · SOX Oct 2015

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Fluoride

2 stations · latest Sep 2022

0.05 · max 0.09 mg/l · 19

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Nov 2023

232 · max 420 ng/L · 14

Copper

2 stations · latest Nov 2023

0.874 · max 2.19 ug/L · 14

Lead

2 stations · latest Nov 2023

73.8 · max 152 ng/L · 14

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NJ0712001 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.