Private Investor-Owned Utility
New Jersey American Water - Short Hills System
Serving Short Hills and New Jersey American Water service area
Population served
217,230 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NJ0712001)
State system code
FIPS 34
Billing frequency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed New Jersey American Water system-level results did not state one universal billing frequency for every Short Hills account.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
New Jersey American Water - Short Hills System operates as a private investor-owned utility serving Short Hills and New Jersey American Water service area. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Investor-owned regulated metered water and wastewater tariff. New Jersey American Water filed a 2026 rate request with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for system investments and changes to purchased-water and purchased-wastewater adjustment clauses; the complete Short Hills residential tier table was not exposed in the reviewed results.. Bills are generated a dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. the reviewed new jersey american water system-level results did not state one universal billing frequency for every short hills account., and a typical residential cost reference is A New Jersey American Water public-hearing notice gives an example of a customer using 5,793 gallons per month whose bill would move from $83.87 to $93.89 under the referenced rate proposal; this is a system-level example and not guaranteed for every Short Hills account.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
New Jersey American Water may bill water and wastewater-related charges under its regulated tariffs, including purchased-wastewater treatment adjustment clauses. The reviewed results did not establish a universal Short Hills winter-average calculation.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed system-level pages did not identify a universal AMI/AMR technology or reading interval for Short Hills accounts.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed official New Jersey American Water results did not expose a verified Short Hills-specific 24/7 leak hotline.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Short Hills and New Jersey American Water service area
New Jersey American Water - Short Hills System is listed here as a private investor-owned utility. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
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