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

Is there lead in Howell's tap water?

2PPBparts per billion of lead in Nj American Water - Coastal North's water at the latest test, from January to June 2026

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Howell

4 public water companies list Howell as a place they supply. The biggest is Nj American Water - Coastal North, with about 377,613 people. The highest latest result among Howell's water companies is 3 parts per billion, at Angle Inn Motor Court. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Winding Brook MHP Sys 1 supply just their own grounds or street; most of Howell gets its water from Nj American Water - Coastal North. 3 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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