Nj American Water - Atlantic County, NJ
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Nj American Water - Atlantic County
Nj American Water - Atlantic County serves about 120,146 people through 41,318 service connections, which makes it a very large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. EPA system ID: NJ0119002; phone on file: 609-677-4652. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Nj American Water - Atlantic County is 6 ppb across 11 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 ppb |
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2021 | 1 ppb |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2018 | 6 ppb |
| 2017 | 3 ppb |
| 2017 | 4 ppb |
How Nj American Water - Atlantic County compares
Of the 605 New Jersey systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 52 have gone over at some point. Nj American Water - Atlantic County's 1 ppb sits at the 51st percentile in New Jersey and the 56th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Atlantic County
25 other systems share Atlantic County; 13 of them have a higher latest lead result than Nj American Water - Atlantic County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City Mua | 152,415 | 0 (not detected) |
| Margate City Water Department | 23,500 | 1.36 ppb |
| Ventnor City Water & Sewer Utility | 22,150 | 1.33 ppb |
| Hamilton Township Mua | 21,720 | 1.86 ppb |
| Brigantine Water Department | 14,450 | 2.49 ppb |
| Hammonton Water Dept | 12,153 | 0.38 ppb |
| Longport Water Department | 10,777 | 2.27 ppb |
| Buena Borough Mua | 4,880 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nj American Water - Egg Harbor City | 4,300 | 3 ppb |
| The Oaks Of Weymouth Water Co. | 750 | 3.1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Egg Harbor Township, NJ may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Nj American Water - Atlantic County whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.