Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Franklin's tap water?

3PPBparts per billion of lead in Nj American Water - Short Hills's water at the latest test, in tests since 2026

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Franklin

9 public water companies list Franklin as a place they supply. The biggest is Nj American Water - Short Hills, with about 217,230 people. The highest latest result among Franklin's water companies is 3.1 parts per billion, at Iona Trailer Park. None of the 9 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 5 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Iona Trailer Park supply just their own grounds or street; most of Franklin gets its water from Nj American Water - Short Hills. 4 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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