OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Where are Lead Service Lines in NJ?
Where are lead service lines in NJ?
Check your local water system’s website for their inventory. Water systems serving fewer than 3,300 customers, without an Internet website available, must make their most recent service line inventory available in another publicly accessible location. Water systems serving greater than 3,300 customers must make their most recent service line inventory available on their website.
Potential Lead Exposure Mapping
The NJDEP has incorporated summarized Lead Service Line Inventory information into its Potential Lead Exposure Mapping (PLEM) tool. There, you can see trends and overall counts service line inventories over recent years. A direct link to the updated PLEM tool is available here. For information about your home’s service line, please contact your local water system directly.
New Jersey’s Lead Service Lines by the Numbers (June 2024)
Community water systems are required to submit inventories of lead service lines in their service areas to the DEP, and replace all lead service lines by 2031. Updated inventories are due to the Department July 10th annually.
Known Lead Service Lines
135,850
Service Lines of Unknown Materials
883,728
Questions about your service line or your town’s service lines?
Please reach out to your water supplier.
If you are uncertain of your water supplier is, you can look it up on NJ Drinking Water Watch.
For other Questions:
LeadInDW@njdepwptest.net or 609-292-5550