- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 8.
- Lithium: found in 5 of 30 samples, average 2.79 µg/L, highest 28.2 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 10 of 30 samples, average 3 ppt, highest 27.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 16 of 30 samples, average 2.9 ppt, highest 9.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 7 of 30 samples, average 1.3 ppt, highest 11.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 30 samples, average 0.80 ppt, highest 6.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 30 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 6.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFHxS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 30 samples, average 0.20 ppt, highest 3.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 30 samples, average 0.20 ppt, highest 3.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Short Hills tap water? What EPA records show
EPA NJ0712001 · serves Bedminster Twp.-1801, NJ · about 217,230 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
NJ American Water - Short Hills (EPA NJ0712001)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Short Hills's main utility, NJ American Water - Short Hills: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NJ0712001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 8.
What EPA records show for NJ American Water - Short Hills, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NJ0712001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for NJ American Water - Short Hills (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 8.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does NJ American Water - Short Hills use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in NJ American Water - Short Hills's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.