Water quality in Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is in Essex County. 26 active public water systems serve the county; 21 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Essex County
20 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Twp Div of Water Livingston Twp |
27,391 | 4 | 3.2 mi | |
| South Orange Water Department South Orange Village |
16,964 | 0 | 3.6 mi | |
| Orange Water Dept Orange City |
30,134 | 6 | 5.2 mi | |
| Roseland Water Dept Roseland Boro |
5,300 | 3 | 5.7 mi | |
| East Orange Water Commission East Orange City |
75,000 | 6 | 6.3 mi | |
| Essex Fells Water Dept Essex Fells Boro |
2,200 | 3 | 6.6 mi | |
| Caldwell Water Dept Caldwell Boro |
9,027 | 4 | 7.4 mi | |
| Verona Water Department Verona Boro |
13,641 | 7 | 7.8 mi | |
| Glen Ridge Water Dept Glen Ridge Boro |
7,681 | 2 | 7.8 mi | |
| West Caldwell Water Department West Caldwell Boro |
10,759 | 5 | 7.9 mi | |
| North Caldwell Hilltop North Caldwell Boro |
208 | 1 | 7.9 mi | |
| Newark Water Department Belleville Town, Bloomfield Town, East Orange City and 3 more |
294,274 | 0 | 8.4 mi | |
| Montclair Water Bureau Montclair Town |
40,150 | 2 | 8.5 mi | |
| Essex Fells Water Hilltop System Verona Boro |
354 | 3 | 8.7 mi | |
| Bloomfield Water Department Bloomfield Town |
53,315 | 5 | 8.8 mi | |
| North Caldwell Water Dep North Caldwell Boro |
6,000 | 3 | 9.4 mi | |
| Belleville Water Dept Belleville Town |
35,129 | 5 | 9.6 mi | |
| Cedar Grove Water Dept Cedar Grove Twp |
12,900 | 2 | 9.7 mi | |
| Fairfield Water Dept Fairfield Boro |
7,400 | 2 | 9.8 mi | |
| Nutley Water Dept Nutley Town |
29,500 | 4 | 10.5 mi |
Non-community systems in Essex County (5: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The High Lawn West Orange Town |
135 | 4 | 0 | |
|
State Street Grill Bloomfield Town |
835 | 0 | 0 | |
|
M&t Restaurant Fairfield Boro |
110 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Mainland Development Corp Fairfield Boro |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Nutley Town Hall Complex Well Nutley Town |
100 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Essex County, nearest to Short Hills first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New Jersey records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.