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

Is there lead in Mount Olive'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 Mount Olive

14 public water companies list Mount Olive as a place they supply. The biggest is Nj American Water - Short Hills, with about 217,230 people. The highest latest result among Mount Olive's water companies is 5.4 parts per billion, at Mt Olive Villages Water. None of the 14 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 11 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Mount Olive Lynwood Water supply just their own grounds or street; most of Mount Olive 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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