New Jersey-American Water Company, Inc.
New Jersey American Water statewide service area
Population reference
134,000 for this EPA system queue entry; New Jersey American Water reports approximately 2.9 million people served statewide
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly; New Jersey American Water’s customer materials and tariff examples describe monthly metered bills, with the regular monthly meter reading used for usage billing.
- Rate structure
- Regulated area-specific tariff with a fixed monthly service charge and a uniform per-gallon usage charge for each applicable service area, plus approved surcharges and, where applicable, separate wastewater schedules. The current official rates page links the tariff effective July 27, 2026; charges vary by municipality and service schedule rather than using one statewide residential rate.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Wastewater is billed under the applicable tariff schedule. The tariff includes area-specific wastewater charges and a winter-quarter-consumption method for qualifying metered wastewater service; the exact allowance, seasonal period, and usage rate depend on the municipality and schedule shown on the customer bill.
- Meter reading
- New Jersey American Water bills monthly using regular monthly meter readings and MyWater usage history. The reviewed statewide customer materials do not establish one universal AMI/AMR hardware standard or transmission interval for all New Jersey service areas.
- New-account deposit
- The regulated tariff permits a deposit or increased deposit in circumstances such as default or credit risk, but the exact amount and service-schedule calculation are tariff-specific. New Jersey customer-rights materials state that a deposit cannot be unreasonable and must be returned after the account closes and the final bill is settled, either as a credit or separate check.
- Activation or transfer fee
- New service requests are initiated through 1-800-272-1325 and may involve property-specific installation or connection charges after the utility reviews availability. The reviewed statewide pages do not publish one universal residential activation or account-transfer fee.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
New Jersey
44%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Residential cost reference
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- New Jersey-American Water Company, Inc. public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.